The boy was being operated on for a severe congenital funnel chest.
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It's called pectus excavatum or " funnel chest ."
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In 1945, Calder died of funnel chest syndrome, which he developed while working on his final sculpture, titled " Sicilian Nectar ".
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The 10-year-old boy suffered from a congenital condition called pectus excavatum, or sunken or funnel chest, that occurs in about one child in 1, 000.
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By Thursday afternoon, Patrick, who was born with what's called " funnel chest " or more properly, " pectus excavatum, " was being weaned from pain medications.