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An innovative technique of chest wall stabilization and reconstruction in traumatic flail chest: The figure-of-eight suture with polypropylene mesh and musculofascial flap

Chinese Journal of Traumatology, 2022
Surgical stabilization of the flail chest is challenging and has no established guidelines. Chest wall integrity and stability are the main factors that ensure the protection of intrathoracic organs and an adequate respiratory function. Here, we report a
Klein Dantis, Swagata Brahmachari, Aghosh Raju, Suprabha Shankari   +3 more
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Properties of novel composite meshes in chest wall reconstruction: A comparative animal study

Annals of Thoracic Medicine, 2014
Purpose: Novel composite meshes routinely used in laparoscopic hernia repair reportedly lead to fewer and less dense visceral adhesions and may provide a viable alternative in thoracic surgery as well.
Patrick Zardo, Ruoyu Zhang, Stefan Freermann, Stefan Fischer   +3 more
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Neonatal Chest Wall Rhabdomyosarcoma

European Journal of Pediatric Surgery Reports, 2015
An infant was born at term with a huge chest mass diagnosed as rhabdomyosarcoma. Treatment consisted of surgical resection and chemotherapy. We describe this very rare congenital mass and the problematic therapeutic management of such a tumor in a ...
Michael Feldman, Zvi Steiner, Gabriel Groisman, Erez Nadir   +3 more
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Clinical value of chest pain presentation and prodromes on the assessment of cardiovascular disease: a cohort study. [PDF]

, 2015
OBJECTIVES: The recognition of coronary artery disease (CAD) among patients who report chest pain remains difficult in primary care. This study investigates the association between chest pain (specified, unspecified or musculoskeletal) and prodromes ...
Robson, J, Addo, J, Wragg, A, Mathur, R, Ayerbe, L, Mathur, Rohini, Ayerbe, Luis, Wragg, Andrew, Robson, John, Addo, Juliet   +9 more
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Histology types of chest wall tumours: Fifteen year single center experience

Nigerian Journal of Medicine, 2017
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: Chest wall tumours are not uncommon. They are regarded as malignant until otherwise proven. The objective of this study is to analyze the histological variants in our institution and compare same with relevant data available in the ...
I A Nwafor, O C Okafor, J C Eze, N Ezemba   +3 more
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Chest wall – underappreciated structure in sonography. Part I: Examination methodology and ultrasound anatomy [PDF]

, 2017
Chest wall ultrasound has been awarded little interest in the literature, with chest wall anatomy described only in limited extent. The objective of this study has been to discuss the methodology of chest wall ultrasound and the sonographic anatomy of ...
Elżbieta Bernatowicz, Katarzyna Kołaczyk, Kołaczyk, Katarzyna, Smereczyński, Andrzej, Bernatowicz, Elżbieta, Andrzej Smereczyński   +5 more
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Lung and chest wall properties during mechanical ventilation [PDF]

, 2018
Background: Mechanical ventilation causes injury to the lungs due to high pressures and high volumes. Pressure affecting the lungs, the transpulmonary pressure, needs to be monitored to minimise harmful side effects but then lung and chest wall mechanics
Persson, Per Erik
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Another Source of Near-Fatal Bleeding—Late-Onset Hemothorax Six Weeks After Uneventful Minimally Invasive Repair of Pectus Excavatum

Children
Background/Objectives: The minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum (MIRPE) and its modifications represent the gold standard for surgical repair of chest wall deformities. Severe complications during or after MIRPE are rare but likely underreported
Frank-Martin Haecker, Kai-Uwe Kleitsch
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Volume Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) for pulmonary Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT) in patients with lesions in close approximation to the chest wall

Frontiers in Oncology, 2013
Chest wall pain and discomfort has been recognized as a significant late effect of radiation therapy in historical and modern treatment models. Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT) is becoming an important treatment tool in oncology care for patients ...
Thomas J. FitzGerald, Thomas J. FitzGerald, Linda eDing, Linda eDing, Yuan-Chyuan eLo, Yuan-Chyuan eLo, Sidney eKadish, Sidney eKadish, David eGoff, David eGoff, Richard S. Pieters, Richard S. Pieters, Geoffrey eGraeber, Geoffrey eGraeber, Karl eUy, Karl eUy, Syed eQuadri, Syed eQuadri, Richard eMoser, Richard eMoser, Kevin eMartin, John eDay   +21 more
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Increased survival with mechanical ventilation in post-tuberculosis patients with the combination of respiratory failure and chest wall deformity

, 2007
Background Patients who have suffered from tuberculosis are at risk of respiratory failure with hypercapnea from chest wall deformity and hypoxia from pulmonary sequelae.
Bengt Midgren, Jäger, Linda, Karl A. Franklin, Kerstin Löfdahl, Midgren, Bengt,, Löfdahl, Kerstin, Franklin, Karl A, Franklin, Karl,, Midgren, Bengt, Kerstin Ström, Lund University., Linda Jäger, Löfdahl, Kerstin,, Ström, Kerstin   +13 more
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