title: Reconstruction of chest wall defects following extirpative surgery.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Dr. Ernest Borges Marg, Parel, Bombay, India.
authors.forename: D N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Savant
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: K P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Bokil
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Bhathena
authors.forename: N M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Kavarana
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Vyas
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: C016674:Plastipore; D011095:Polyethylenes; D011126:Polypropylenes