title: Successful treatment of flail chest with chondrosternal disruption and traumatic parasternal lung hernia with titanium rib bridges.
abstract: The surgical principles for the treatment of flail chest have yet to be fully established. Furthermore, the relationship between flail chest and lung hernias is unclear. We report here a rare case of chondrosternal traumatic disruption and lung hernia that was treated with a novel technique using titanium rib bridges and clips, which successfully reduced the hernia defect and provided stability to the chest wall. This procedure was beneficial in minimising the patient's ventilation time and time away from work.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery and Pneumology Service, General Surgery Service, Medical Center of Instituto de Seguridad Social del Estado de México y Municipios (ISSEMYM), San Jerónimo Chicahualco, Metepec, Estado de México.
authors.forename: Rodrigo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lozano-Corona
authors.forename: Ulises
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Loyola-Garcia
authors.forename: Iris Camacho
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Partida
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rodriguez-Ortega
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D005409:Flail Chest / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006547:Hernia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D059685:Herniorrhaphy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012272:Ribs / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D035441:Thoracic Wall / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D014025:Titanium; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D014025:Titanium