Computed tomography of pectoral flaps.
We report two cases of rotated pectoral flaps performed following sternal debridement. The key to the diagnosis is recognition that the characteristic central area of low density represents fat and not fluid. This, along with the finding of sharply defined fascial planes and an absence of one or both pectoralis major muscles, should allow confident differentiation between this entity and a postoperative chest wall abscess.
Leitman
B S
BS
Department of Radiology, N.Y.U. Bellevue Medical Center, NY 10016.
Naidich
D P
DP
McCauley
D I
DI
D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009132:Muscles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D013524:Surgical Flaps