RECONSTRUCTION OF COMPLEX AND UNUSUAL DEFECTS OF THE THORACIC WALL

Authors
WIESNER L KRUPP S HOLZER E BOUMGHAR M CHAPUIS G GENTON N
Citation
L. Wiesner et al., RECONSTRUCTION OF COMPLEX AND UNUSUAL DEFECTS OF THE THORACIC WALL, European journal of plastic surgery, 16(3), 1993, pp. 118-121
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
European journal of plastic surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
0930343X
Volume
16
Issue
3
Year of publication
1993
Pages
118 - 121
Database
ISI
SICI code
0930-343X(1993)16:3<118:ROCAUD>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
From 1981 to 1989, a total of 13 procedures were performed on 12 patie nts requiring complex reconstructions of the thoracic wall. The most c ommon cause of these defects was cancer. Muscle flaps remain the treat ment of choice for thoracic wall reconstruction and have been used in 10 cases. Microsurgical tissue transfer opens even larger therapeutic perspectives. A team approach is recommended.