Repair of concavity of thoracic wall with silicone elastomer implant. Case report.
We corrected a chest wall defect by fabricating and inserting a prosthesis made from Silastic RTV 382 (a silicone elastomer). This reconstruction in our 19-year-old patient was easier, less expensive, less time consuming, and more acceptable cosmetically than we could have obtained by using thoraco-abdominal flap.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012826:Silicone Elastomers; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*; D013903:Thoracic Surgery; D013909:Thorax / Q000601:surgery*
D012826:Silicone Elastomers