The Use of Biomaterials for Chest Wall Reconstruction 30 Years After Radical Surgery and Radiation Gaetano Rocco, MD, FRCSEd, Stefano Mori, MD, Flavio Fazioli, MD, Antonello La Rocca, MD, Nicola Martucci, MD, Sergio Setola, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 94, Issue 4, Pages e109-e110 (October 2012) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.08.029 Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 (A, B) Chest computed tomographic views demonstrating the recurrence of breast cancer (arrows) after radical mastectomy and radiation in 1979. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2012 94, e109-e110DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.08.029) Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 (A) Intraoperative view of the titanium plate and acellular collagen matrix reconstruction. (B) Postoperative computed tomographic scan showing the lack of pulmonary volume loss and the adaptation to the chest wall contour with an acceptable outcome. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2012 94, e109-e110DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.08.029) Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 (A) Chest roentgenogram showing satisfactory result despite the partial failure of the vertical right rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap. (B) Failure of the flap is shown by 3-dimensional processing with volume rendering with opacity curve values set to enhance soft tissue. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2012 94, e109-e110DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.08.029) Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions