Pectus excavatum (PE) accounts for 90% of chest wall deformities and has an incidence of about 1 in 300. Growing up with a hole in one’s chest might not be easy, as a kid you may feel afraid of taking your shirt off and as a teen that others make fun of you. Davide Ticchi from Tallinn University is currently looking into ways of overcoming these fears.
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