title: A new application of a wound retractor for chest wall surgery.
abstract: Use of a wound retraction (WR) is useful for lung resection by video-assisted thoracic surgery via a mini-thoracotomy. We have employed a WR for chest wall surgery involving surgical rib fixation in a patient with rib fractures, and obtained successful results in terms of a good surgical view and lack of postoperative wound infection. On the basis of our experience, we consider that a WR is useful even for chest wall surgery.
authors: Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Maebashi Red Cross Hospital, 3-21-36 Asahi-cho, Maebashi, Gunma 371-0014, Japan. hitoshi-iga@hotmail.co.jp
authors: Hitoshi
authors: H
authors: Igai
authors: Mitsuhiro
authors: M
authors: Kamiyoshihara
authors: Toshiteru
authors: T
authors: Nagashima
authors: Yoichi
authors: Y
authors: Ohtaki
authors: Kimihiro
authors: K
authors: Shimizu
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012253:Rib Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D035441:Thoracic Wall / Q000601:surgery*; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods