Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, Miss. offers a minimally invasive surgery to correct sunken chest syndrome in pediatric patients. Sunken chest syndrome, called pectus excavatum, affects about one out of every 1,000 children. It is a malformation in which the ribs and chest wall appear indented or sunken toward the spine. Click on title title to learn more about the procedure.
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New Video Post Shows Minimally Invasive Procedure To Correct Sunken Chest Syndrome
Wednesday, October 28th, 2009The Good News About Cancer in Mississippi
Friday, July 17th, 2009Oncologist Justin D. Baker, MD, will be the guest speaker for a live webcast scheduled for Wednesday, August 12, 2009 at 12:15 p.m. CST. The topic is “The Good News About Cancer in Mississippi.” Watch or post a question at www.mbhs.org/mednewslive
Family History of Heart Disease: What Does It Mean?
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009Join Baptist’s Med News LIVE and cardiologist Douglas Harkins, MD, on July 8 at 12:15 p.m. CST for a live webcast about what it means to have a family history of heart disease.
PFO Closures, Now Available at Baptist, May Help Prevent Recurrent Strokes in Certain Patients
Monday, June 8th, 2009When an otherwise seemingly healthy patient suffers a stroke or TIA, it’s worth considering a TEE or other tests to check for a patent foramen ovale (PFO). That’s the suggestion of interventional cardiologist William H. Crowder, MD, who has been treating the heart defect using a transcatheter approach for about three years. PFO is a condition in which the foramen ovale, a flap between the heart’s upper chambers that occurs naturally during a child’s development in the womb, fails to close after birth. Normally, this flap seals over during the first year of life. However, for reasons that are not known, the flap remains open in about 1 out of 4 people.
