Advances in the treatment of chest wall surgical diseases / 中国胸心血管外科临床杂志

@#Chest wall surgery used to be a subspecialty of traditional thoracic surgery, which has an ancient history of research and clinical practice. It has gradually become an independent professional field in recent years. With the change of concept and the progress of interdisciplines, we have deepened our understanding of related diseases, and the treatment of chest wall surgical diseases has also acquired new characteristics. This article reviews the progress in the treatment of chest wall surgical diseases including chest wall trauma, chest wall deformity, chest wall tumor, chest wall infection and chest wall defect from the perspective of chest wall surgery.

Combined mitral valve replacement and ravitch procedures in a patient with previous pneumonectomy: case report and review of the literature

Abstract Introduction: Significant anatomical and functional changes occur following pneumonectomy. Mediastinal structures displace toward the side of the resected lung, pulmonary reserve is reduced. Owing to these changes, surgical access to heart and great vessels becomes challenging, and there is increased risk of postoperative pulmonary complications. Methods: We performed a mitral valve replacement combined with a Ravitch procedure in a young female with previous left pneumonectomy and pectus excavatum. Results: She was discharged on postoperative day 9 and remains symptom-free 3 months after surgery. Conclusion: Thorough preoperative evaluation and intensive respiratory physiotherapy are essential before performing cardiac operations on patients with previous pneumonectomy.

Reconstrução torácica com retalhos do músculo reto abdominal e grande dorsal: relato de casos / Chest wall reconstruction using abdominal rectus and latissimus dorsi muscle flaps: case report

INTRODUÇÃO: A reconstrução da parede torácica ainda permanece como um dos grandes desafios da cirurgia plástica reparadora. O presente estudo tem como objetivo apresentar o relato de pacientes submetidos à reconstrução de parede torácica com a utilização de retalhos miocutâneos, após ressecções de parede por tumores/osteomielite. MÉTODOS: Foram incluídos quatro pacientes, três deles portadores de osteomielite e o último apresentando-se com sarcoma, todas as afecções acometendo a parede torácica. Foram submetidos à ressecção de parede e reconstrução com retalhos miocutâneos do grande dorsal (dois casos) e reto abdominal (dois casos). RESULTADOS: Os retalhos utilizados foram suficientes para cobertura cutâneo-muscular e mantiveram boa vitalidade. Em apenas um caso, houve sofrimento parcial do retalho. Não houve recidiva precoce da doença. A estabilidade da caixa torácica foi preservada. CONCLUSÕES: A utilização dos retalhos citados no reparo dos defeitos torácicos mostrou-se satisfatória na intenção de prover revestimento cutâneo e músculo bem vascularizado, este fundamental no combate aos quadros infecciosos locais.

INTRODUCTION: Chest wall reconstruction remains one of the great plastic surgery repair challenges. The present work aims to report on cases of chest wall reconstruction using myocutaneous flaps after wall resection due to tumor/osteomyelitis. METHODS: Four patients were included, among which three presented with osteomyelitis and the other presented with sarcoma; both of these conditions affected the chest wall. Each patient underwent wall resection and reconstruction using myocutaneous flaps from the latissimus dorsi (two cases) and abdominal rectus (two cases). RESULTS: The flaps used were sufficient for skin-muscle covering and maintained good vitality. Partial flap injury occurred in one case. Chest cavity stability was preserved. CONCLUSIONS: The use of the above flaps to repair chest defects was satisfactory with the aim of covering the skin and providing well-vascularized muscles, the latter of which was fundamental to preventing local infection.

The use of soft silicone solid implant molded intraoperatively for pectus excavatum surgical repair / Utilização de silicone sólido de baixo índice de dureza moldado no período intraoperatório para a correção de pectus excavatum

Objective To describe a new surgical technique to treat pectus excavatum utilizing low hardness solid silicone block that can be carved during the intraoperative period promoting a better aesthetic result. Methods Between May 1994 and February 2013, 34 male patients presenting pectus excavatum were submitted to surgical repair with the use of low hardness solid silicone block, 10 to 30 Shore A. A block-shaped parallelepiped was used with height and base size coinciding with those of the bone defect. The block was carved intraoperatively according to the shape of the dissected space. The patients were followed for a minimum of 120 days postoperatively. The results and the complications were recorded. Results From the 34 patients operated on, 28 were primary surgeries and 6 were secondary treatment, using other surgical techniques, bone or implant procedures. Postoperative complications included two case of hematomas and eight of seromas. It was necessary to remove the implant in one patient due to pain, and review surgery was performed in another to check prothesis dimensions. Two patients were submitted to fat grafting to improve the chest wall contour. The result was considered satisfactory in 33 patients. Conclusion The procedure proved to be fast and effective. The results of carved silicone block were more effective for allowing a more refined contour as compared to custom made implants. .

Objetivo Descrever a técnica para reparação de pectus excavatum com o uso de bloco de silicone sólido de baixa dureza, que possibilita a adequação de suas dimensões no intraoperatório para melhor resultado estético. Métodos Entre maio de 1994 e fevereiro de 2013, pacientes do gênero masculino, portadores de pectus excavatum, foram submetidos à correção cirúrgica com bloco de silicone sólido de baixa dureza, de 10 a 30 Shore A, pré-fabricado em forma de paralelepípedo, com as dimensões da altura e da base coincidentes com as da falha óssea. Durante o ato cirúrgico, esse bloco foi esculpido até adequar-se ao formato do espaço dissecado. Os pacientes foram acompanhados por um mínimo de 120 dias de pós-operatório. Resultados Trinta e quatro pacientes foram operados. Destes, 28 foram de tratamento primário e 6 secundário a outras técnicas cirúrgicas, ósseas ou de uso de implantes. As complicações foram dois casos de hematoma e oito de seroma. Foi necessária a retirada do implante em um dos casos devido à dor. Em outro caso, foi a realizada revisão cirúrgica das dimensões da prótese. Dois pacientes foram submetidos a enxerto de gordura, para melhorar o contorno da parede torácica. Não ocorreu nenhum caso de infecção. O resultado foi considerado satisfatório em 33 pacientes. Conclusão O procedimento mostrou-se rápido e efetivo. Os resultados dos contornos obtidos foram considerados mais efetivos quando comparados aos obtidos com a utilização de próteses pré-moldadas. .