title: Erosion bleeding as a late complication of chest wall reconstruction with a Dacron mesh silicone prosthesis.
abstract: A 71-year-old man who had undergone chest wall resection and reconstruction with a Dacron mesh silicone prosthesis for chondrosarcoma 23 years previously presented with a chest wall hematoma. Since the hematoma was found to increase in size over time, we performed an operation to achieve hemostasis. Operative findings showed that the prosthesis had separated into three sheets.
authors: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. sanoa-tky@umin.ac.jp
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Sano
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Takeuchi
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Fukami
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Murakawa
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Nakajima
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000009:adverse effects; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002813:Chondrosarcoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006406:Hematoma / Q000209:etiology; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006489:Hemostatic Techniques; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012086:Reoperation; D012825:Silicon; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D035441:Thoracic Wall / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; D012825:Silicon