17-year old patient becomes first in Canada to undergo minimally invasive pectus carinatum repair thanks to multidisciplinary Chest Wall Anomaly Clinic which integrates members from Shriners Hospitals for Children-Canada and the Montreal Children's Hospital
MONTREAL, Aug. 18, 2014 /CNW Telbec/ - Roughly 1 out of 1,500 children are affected by a condition called pectus carinatum, in which the chest wall is pushed outward. For patients like 17-year-old Mackenzie, this condition can be severe enough to be treated by doctors, who were previously limited to bracing the chest or performing invasive surgery. Thanks to a minimally invasive technique called a reverse Nuss procedure, Sherif Emil, M.D., CM, Director, Division of Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery, The Montreal Children's Hospital and co-director of the chest wall anomalies clinic, recently performed the first surgery of its kind in Canada, allowing Mackenzie to enjoy more immediate results. Shriners Hospitals for Children®-Canada and the Montreal Children's Hospital will host a media briefing to further explain this exciting medical first and to present the unique therapy partnership between the two institutions that allowed this procedure to take place.
| Date: |
Wednesday August 20, 2014 |
| Time: |
11:15 am |
| Place: |
Shriners Hospitals for Children® – Canada |
SOURCE: Hôpital Shriners pour enfants (Canada)
RSVP: Gemma Bélanger, Shriners Hospitals for Children- Canada, [email protected], 514-282-7222 / cell: 514-207-2267; Stephanie Tsirgiotis, Montreal Children's Hospital, [email protected], 514-412-4400 ext. 23870 / 514-922-5696
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