Chest wall reconstruction in a patient with sternal fibrous dysplasia.
A patient with sternal fibrous dysplasia was treated via subtotal sternectomy using a sandwich titanium micromesh and polypropylene mesh to repair the chest wall defect. Pectoralis muscle flaps were created to cover the prosthesis. The patient had a normal postoperative course with good stability and postoperative cosmesis.
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, PR China.
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Tang
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Wang
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Zhai
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Zhang
D005260:Female; D005357:Fibrous Dysplasia of Bone / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D010369:Pectoralis Muscles / Q000637:transplantation; D011126:Polypropylenes; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D056346:Sternotomy; D013249:Sternum / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures; D035441:Thoracic Wall / Q000601:surgery*; D014025:Titanium; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D011126:Polypropylenes; D014025:Titanium