title: Chest wall resection and reconstruction.
abstract: Chest wall reconstruction may be required after resection of malignant tumours, radiation injuries, massive trauma or infection. The ideal reconstruction should provide enough stability in the chest wall to allow adequate, spontaneous ventilation, while protecting intrathoracic organs, and be cosmetically acceptable. Recent developments have enabled the reconstruction of defects of almost any size with minimal functional disturbance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery and Anaesthesia, Bradford Royal Infirmary.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sabanathan
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Mearns
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Richardson
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D012272:Ribs / Q000601:surgery*; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D013903:Thoracic Surgery / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome