[A simple device of chest wall reconstruction].
We devised a simple method of chest wall reconstruction in two cases of malignant tumor of the chest. We strained a suture (adsorbable or monofilament) to the intact ribs above and below the defect and fixed the sheets of Marlex mesh in double layers and closed the skin without any myocutaneous flap. The postoperative course was uneventful. This device is simple and effective method to maintain the stability of the chest wall defect.
Ihaya
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A
Second Department of Surgery, Fukui Medical School, Japan.
Muraoka
R
R
Kimura
T
T
Tsuda
T
T
Sasaki
M
M
Chiba
Y
Y
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