Mark Saxton, MD, pediatric surgeon at Gundersen Lutheran Health System in La Crosse, Wis., is performing a minimally invasive surgery to correct pectus excavatum (sunken chest) in adults.
“Sunken chest is a birth defect characterized by a sunken sternum or breastbone,” explains Dr. Saxton. “The deformity tends to worsen until the patient is full grown and will not improve with age. It is caused by extreme growth of cartilage that connects each rib to the sternum. This causes the sternum to buckle in towards the spine.”
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The occurrence of Hiatus Hernia is quite common as you get older. Most likely, 50% of the people over 50 will get Hiatus Hernia, and many will not have symptoms. However, if you have pain behind your sternum, breastbone, around your nipple area, and below, this could be because of Hiatus Hernia. The most common area to have pain is behind the breastbone.
The occurrence of Hiatus Hernia is quite common as you get older. Most likely, 50% of the people over 50 will get Hiatus Hernia, and many will not have symptoms. However, if you have pain behind your sternum, breastbone, around your nipple area, and below, this could be because of Hiatus Hernia. The most common area to have pain is behind the breastbone
