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Chest wall reconstruction for traumatic chest wall lesions
Benha Medical Journal, 2018Background The study was conducted to project the different available surgical modalities of chest wall reconstruction for different traumatic chest wall lesions. Patients and methods Sixty patients were divided into two equal groups of 30 patients each.
AtaaE.A. Abdallah +3 more
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2019
This chapter summarizes the various surgical treatment options that can be used to restore the integrity of the chest wall after trauma or tumor resection and to assist with wound healing problems associated with infection and radiation therapy. Emphasis is placed on several considerations for patients undergoing chest wall reconstruction.
Gregory P. Reece, Daniel Goldberg
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This chapter summarizes the various surgical treatment options that can be used to restore the integrity of the chest wall after trauma or tumor resection and to assist with wound healing problems associated with infection and radiation therapy. Emphasis is placed on several considerations for patients undergoing chest wall reconstruction.
Gregory P. Reece, Daniel Goldberg
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Prosthetic Reconstruction of the Chest Wall
Thoracic Surgery Clinics, 2017Large chest wall resections can result in skeletal instability, altered respiratory mechanics, and significant cosmetic defects. Here the authors review a variety of prostheses that can be used to reconstruct these defects, the indications for their use, the technique for implantation, and the available data regarding their clinical outcomes.
Onkar V, Khullar, Felix G, Fernandez
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Reconstruction of complex chest wall defects
The American Journal of Surgery, 1996Reconstruction of complex chest wall defects represents a major challenge and requires close cooperation between the cardiothoracic and reconstructive surgeon to achieve an optimal outcome and reduce the incidence of complications. The principles of chest wall reconstruction include control of infection, local wound care, wide debridement of all ...
M, Cohen, S S, Ramasastry
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Chest Wall Resection and Reconstruction
Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 1999Chest wall reconstruction has been refined and expanded in recent years so that almost any defect may be repaired with an excellent cosmetic and physiological result. The first step in a good reconstruction is an appropriate and thorough resection that leaves healthy, viable margins to which the materials and tissues used in a reconstruction may be ...
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Cryopreserved biomaterials for chest wall reconstruction
Multimedia Manual of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 2009Cryopreserved materials have characteristics which make them suitable for use in chest wall reconstruction. This contribution depicts the use of a cryopreserved bone homograft as a neosternum in conjunction with other materials to preserve anatomo-functional integrity and protect inner viscera.
Gaetano, Rocco, Flavio, Fazioli
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Reconstruction of Chest Wall Defects
The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon, 1991A series of 61 consecutive procedures of chest wall resection and reconstruction in 58 patients during the period between August, 1986 and December, 1990 is reported. The ages ranged between 6-77 years. The chest wall resection was indicated for malignant affections in 54 cases.
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Chest-Wall Reconstruction for Spondylocostal Dysostosis
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 1993A child with respiratory insufficiency due to a lethal syndrome known as spondylocostal dysostosis is described. Severe chest-wall deformities with resultant paradoxical chest-wall motion were successfully corrected by surgical reconstruction of the right thorax.
L S, Nichter +3 more
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Chest wall reconstruction after tumor resection
Seminars in Pediatric Surgery, 2018Pediatric chest wall tumors are rare. Malignancies predominate of which sarcomas are the most common. Their resection and the subsequent reconstruction of the chest wall has been a surgical challenge since Dr. Frederick W. Parham published his first comprehensive account on the subject in 1898.
Gideon, Sandler, Andrea, Hayes-Jordan
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Prosthetic Reconstruction of the Chest Wall
Thoracic Surgery Clinics, 2010Chest wall reconstructions can be complex and challenging procedures, especially when huge thoracic defects have been generated by radical excisions. Nonrigid reconstructions with meshes or patches have the goal of avoiding a lung hernia caused by the chest wall defect, or preventing the impaction of the scapula in case of posterior chest wall ...
Pascal A, Thomas, Laurent, Brouchet
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