Use of a Pedicled Omental Flap in the Treatment of Chest Wall Tuberculosis Ni Zhang, MD, Qin-zi Xu, MD, Xiang-ning Fu, MD, Wei Sun, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 93, Issue 3, Pages 1010-1012 (March 2012) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.08.053 Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Illustration of the surgical procedure. (A) Representative image of chest wall tuberculosis. (B) The greater omentum was dissociated and the length of the omentum and the blood supply were checked. (C) Omentum was pulled through tunnel. (D) The omentum was fixed into position. (E) Location of the lesions in the 12 patients. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2012 93, 1010-1012DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.08.053) Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions