title: Use of a pedicled omental flap in the treatment of chest wall tuberculosis.
abstract: The most effective way to treat the chest wall tuberculosis is to fill the residual space with a muscle flap after complete resection of the lesion. However, in some situations a muscle flap cannot be used. The greater omentum has been widely used for reconstruction and the treatment of infections. We describe our technique of using a pedicled omental transposition flap in the management of chest wall tuberculosis for closing the dead space created by excision of the lesion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China. zhangnidoc@vip.sohu.com
authors.forename: Ni
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Qin-zi
authors.initials: QZ
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Xiang-ning
authors.initials: XN
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Sun
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009852:Omentum / Q000637:transplantation; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D035441:Thoracic Wall; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000601:surgery*; D055815:Young Adult