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Chest Reconstruction, Chest Wall Reconstruction: Multimedia

Author: R Edward Newsome, MD, Program Director and Chief of Plastic Surgery, Henderson Chair in Surgery, Assistant Dean for Graduate Medical Education, Tulane University School of Medicine
Coauthor(s): Azul S Jaffer, MD, Fellow in Plastic Surgery, Tulane University School of Medicine; Ernest S Chiu, MD, Associate Professor of Surgery, Director of Plastic Surgery Research, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Tulane Health Sciences Center; Co-director of Vascular Anomalies Center, Children's Hospital of New Orleans
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Updated: Feb 16, 2009

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Media file 1: Right lateral photo of a patient who underwent pneumonectomy, which was complicated by a bronchopleural cutaneous fistula. The photograph is of the fistula tract.
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Right lateral photo of a patient who underwent pneumonectomy, which was complicated by a bronchopleural cutaneous fistula. The photograph is of the fistula tract.

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Media file 2: CT scan showing large right-sided empyema.
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CT scan showing large right-sided empyema.

CT scan showing large right-sided empyema.

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Media file 3: Fistulogram.
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Fistulogram.

Fistulogram.

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Media file 4: Omental flap for obliteration of the empyema cavity.
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Omental flap for obliteration of the empyema cavity.

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Media file 5: Postoperative photo, chest wall reconstruction.
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Postoperative photo, chest wall reconstruction.

Postoperative photo, chest wall reconstruction.

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Media file 6: Infected and open sternal wound after coronary artery bypass graft.
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Infected and open sternal wound after coronary ar...

Infected and open sternal wound after coronary artery bypass graft.

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Media file 7: Sternal wound debridement with vacuum-assisted closure therapy.
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Sternal wound debridement with vacuum-assisted closure therapy.

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Sternal wound with omental flap.

Sternal wound with omental flap.

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Media file 9: Healed sternal wound appearance after omental flap and split-thickness skin graft.
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Healed sternal wound appearance after omental flap and split-thickness skin graft.

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Keywords

chest wall reconstruction, chest reconstruction, chest wall repair, osteosarcoma, chest wall tumor, pneumothorax, sternectomy, chest wall resection, Poland syndrome, pectus excavatum

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Contributor Information and Disclosures

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R Edward Newsome, MD, Program Director and Chief of Plastic Surgery, Henderson Chair in Surgery, Assistant Dean for Graduate Medical Education, Tulane University School of Medicine
R Edward Newsome, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, and Louisiana State Medical Society
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Coauthor(s)

Azul S Jaffer, MD, Fellow in Plastic Surgery, Tulane University School of Medicine
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Ernest S Chiu, MD, Associate Professor of Surgery, Director of Plastic Surgery Research, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Tulane Health Sciences Center; Co-director of Vascular Anomalies Center, Children's Hospital of New Orleans
Ernest S Chiu, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Association of Academic Chairmen of Plastic Surgery, and Plastic Surgery Research Council
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Medical Editor

Dennis P Orgill, MD, PhD, Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School; Associate Chief of Plastic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Dennis P Orgill, MD, PhD is a member of the following medical societies: American Burn Association, American Medical Association, American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, Massachusetts Medical Society, and Plastic Surgery Research Council
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Jaime R Garza, MD, DDS, FACS, Consulting Staff, Private Practice
Jaime R Garza, MD, DDS, FACS is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, American Cleft Palate/Craniofacial Association, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons, Texas Medical Association, and Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons
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Nicolas (Nick) G Slenkovich, MD, Director, Colorado Plastic Surgery Center
Nicolas (Nick) G Slenkovich, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, and Colorado Medical Society
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Chief Editor

Jorge I de la Torre, MD, FACS, Professor of Surgery and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Residency Program Director, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Director, Center for Advanced Surgical Aesthetics
Jorge I de la Torre, MD, FACS is a member of the following medical societies: American Association of Plastic Surgeons, American Burn Association, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Association for Academic Surgery, and Medical Association of the State of Alabama
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