title: Coverage of chest wall defect in a case of electric burns by pedicled omental flap.
abstract: Electrical burns can be devastating and result in dreaded outcomes. Electrical burn is a common problem in our society and needs special attention because of its various modes of presentations, the numbers of organ systems involved, and the mortality associated in spite of the small percent of burns. The authors present a case of electrical burns with a posterolateral chest wall defect associated with blunt abdominal trauma that was successfully managed by debridement and pedicled omental flap over a synthetic prolene mesh.
authors.affiliation: From the *Departments of Plastic Surgery and Gastrointestinal Surgery, Sheth V.S. Hospital, N.H.L. Municipal Medical College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
authors.forename: Vijay Yashpal
authors.initials: VY
authors.lastname: Bhatia
authors.forename: Pramod Achuthan
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Menon
authors.forename: Mahendra
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bhavsar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002058:Burns, Electric / Q000601:surgery*; D003646:Debridement; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009852:Omentum / Q000637:transplantation*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D035441:Thoracic Wall / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*