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General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

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Open Access 01-09-2012 | Case Report

Anterior chest wall reconstruction with titanium plate sandwiched between two polypropylene sheets

Authors: Keitaro Matsumoto, Isao Sano, Akihiro Nakamura, Shigeyuki Morino, Naoya Yamasaki, Tomoshi Tsuchiya, Takuro Miyazaki, Takeshi Nagayasu

Published in: General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | Issue 9/2012

Abstract

Extensive sternal resection carries the risk of difficult reconstruction and surgical complications. A 79-year-old woman underwent sternal resection and reconstruction for sternal chondrosarcoma. However, 18 months after the first operation, she developed six metastatic tumors on the anterior chest wall. She underwent subtotal sternectomy and rib resection, leaving a defect measuring 17 × 14 cm. Reconstruction of the anterior chest wall using a titanium plate sandwiched between two polypropylene mesh sheets is described. This method is potentially applicable to extensive anterior chest resection, and its advantages compared with conventional prostheses are rigidity, flexibility, and usability.

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Title: Anterior chest wall reconstruction with titanium plate sandwiched between two polypropylene sheets
Authors: Keitaro Matsumoto
Isao Sano
Akihiro Nakamura
Shigeyuki Morino
Naoya Yamasaki
Tomoshi Tsuchiya
Takuro Miyazaki
Takeshi Nagayasu
Publication date: 01-09-2012
Publisher: Springer Japan
Published in: General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery / Issue 9/2012
Print ISSN: 1863-6705
Electronic ISSN: 1863-6713
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11748-012-0048-9

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