Reconstruction of chest wall defects following extirpative surgery.
Reconstructive procedures following chest wall resection pose a special surgical challenge. With modern surgical technique, a wide range of reconstructive options are at the surgeon's disposal and, hence it is imperative that the appropriate procedure be selected in a given patient. A total of 64 patients underwent resection of malignant chest wall tumors at the Tata Memorial Hospital. The technique of preference at our institution for reconstruction of full-thickness chest wall defects uses a combination of autogenous fascia lata and Marlex mesh. We present our experience with chest wall reconstruction following extirpative surgery in these patients.
Savant
D N
DN
Department of Surgical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Dr. Ernest Borges Marg, Parel, Bombay, India.
Patel
S G
SG
Bokil
K P
KP
Bhathena
H M
HM
Kavarana
N M
NM
Vyas
J J
JJ
D005206:Fascia Lata / Q000637:transplantation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011095:Polyethylenes; D011126:Polypropylenes; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D013903:Thoracic Surgery / Q000379:methods; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous
C016674:Plastipore; D011095:Polyethylenes; D011126:Polypropylenes