Patient P.W.

Patient P.W. is a 15 year old boy with a 2 year history of worsening pectus excavatum. Before surgery he was experiencing chronic back pain. His Haller index was 3.7. He underwent a modified Nuss procedure and cryoablation with Dr. Abdullah. On post-op day 1 he was able to walk >100ft and was discharged home. At his 2 week follow up, he had stopped taking pain medications. He only took opioid pain medications only once after discharge. At his 3 month follow up he was back to full activity with no shortness of breath, chest or back pain.

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