Maintenance of Chest Wall Stability

Maintenance of Chest Wall Stability.

Maintenance of chest wall stability: a further report.

The need to maintain stability of the chest wall with stainless steel strips in three unusual sets of circumstances is explained. That 'flail' chest is not synonymous with 'stove-in' chest is made clear. Some of the problems which relate to the maintenance of chest wall stability were discussed in a previous paper (le Roux, 1964). In respect of restoration of rigidity of the chest wall after re...

Primary Hydatid Disease of the Chest Wall Presenting as a Chest Wall Tumor

Hydatid cyst is a parasitic disease that is endemic in Mediterranean areas, South America, North Africa, Australia, and Iran. Although the liver and lung are the most common involved organs, but the other organs in human body also can be involved by hydatid cyst. Chest wall involvement by hydatid cyst is a rare condition, which may be misdiagnosed as chest wall tumor in the endemic areas. Herei...

[Chest wall reconstruction after resection of chest wall tumors].

Between 1994 and 2012, chest wall resection and reconstruction were performed 15 patients (16 cases) with primary chest wall tumors, metastatic tumors. and chest wall recurrence of breast carcinoma. In all the patients, reconstruction of the chest wall was performed using layers of polypropylene Marlex mesh sheets. In 9 patients, only Marlex mesh sheets were used. The post-operative course was ...

Unusual Presentation of Pulmonary Hematoma after Blunt Chest Wall Trauma

A 25-year-old man was admitted in hospital due to right side hemopneumothorax secondary to car accident. A chest tube was inserted. During the hospitalization days, chest CT scan revealed a 3cmx3 cm oval-shaped density located in the right upper lobe. Since he was in a good general condition, he was discharged from hospital after removal of chest tube and a follow-up chest CT-scan was recommend...