Chest wall reconstruction by free latissimus dorsi flap 25 years after accidental exposure to a source of industrial irradiation.
25 years after successful plastic surgical closure of a large, radiation-induced ulcer of the chest wall the patient developed recurrent ulceration and unstable scars requiring a second procedure. A quarter of a century of progress in plastic surgical procedures is demonstrated.
Brenner
P
P
Clinic for Plastic, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Germany.
Reichert
B
B
Schäfers
H J
HJ
Lister
G D
GD
Dreyer
J O
JO
Berger
A
A
D000328:Adult; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D018788:Radioactive Hazard Release; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D014456:Ulcer / Q000601:surgery