Paraffin plombage of the chest revisited.
Complications related to previous thoracic plombage procedures are not uncommon. The management of these complication can be challenging. We present a patient who had a partial resection of the left upper lobe, a seven-rib thoracoplasty, and paraffin wax plombage 38 years previously, in whom a chest wall mass and a discharging sinus developed. She underwent excision and debridement of the paraffin wax mass followed by serratus anterior and latissimus dorsi pedicled muscle intrathoracic transposition. Follow-up at 2 years revealed excellent cosmetic and functional results.
Vigneswaran
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Department of Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago 60612, USA.
Ramasastry
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010232:Paraffin; D019736:Prostheses and Implants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011859:Radiography; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013903:Thoracic Surgery; D013905:Thoracoplasty / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000601:surgery*
D010232:Paraffin