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9656244

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-9-28
pubmed:abstractText
Full-thickness chest wall resection is performed for complete removal of primary and secondary malignant chest wall tumors. Large defects of the chest wall after resection must be repaired to maintain adequate ventilation, to protect important intrathoracic structures, and to preserve cosmetic integrity. Various materials have been utilized over the years to replace the rigid chest wall. At present, Marlex mesh and a composite of Marlex mesh and methylmethacrylate are frequently used to reconstruct rigid chest wall defects. On the other hand, to replace the soft part of the chest wall and cover the rigid materials, pedicled muscle flaps, myocutaneous flaps, or omentum are used. Major pedicled flaps include the pectoralis major, rectus abdominis and latissimus dorsi muscular, and musculocutaneous flaps. Techniques are now available to repair any chest wall site, and to restore chest continuity in patients whose tumors are curatively resected.
pubmed:language
jpn
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0301-4894
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
99
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
326-30
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-7-26
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
[Chest wall reconstruction after resection of malignant chest wall tumors].
pubmed:affiliation
First Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract