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Disorders of the Chest Wall, An Issue of Thoracic Surgery Clinics, E-Book
(2017)
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Abstract
This issue of Thoracic Surgery Clinics, guest edited by Dr. Henning A. Gaissert, is devoted to The Chest Wall. Dr. Gaissert has assembled expert authors to review the following topics: Acute Infections of the Chest Wall; Chronic Infections of the Chest Wall; Thoracoplasty for TB in the 21st Century; Chest Wall Trauma: Conservative Management and Surgical Reconstruction; Minimally Invasive Repair of the Pectus Excavatum/Carinatum; Surgical Implications of the Straight Back Syndrome; Management of Primary Soft Tissue Tumors of the Chest Wall; Management of Lung Cancer Invading the Superior Sulcus; Management of Breast Cancer Invading the Chest Wall; Chest Wall Reconstruction without Prosthetic Material; Surgical Management of the Radiated Chest Wall and its Complications; Surgical Management of Primary Tumors of the Osseous Chest Wall; Surgical Management of Lung Cancer Involving the Chest Wall; Prosthetic Reconstruction of the Chest Wall, and more!
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front Cover | Cover | ||
| Disorders of theChest Wall | i | ||
| Copyright\r | ii | ||
| Contributors | iii | ||
| CONSULTING EDITOR | iii | ||
| EDITOR | iii | ||
| AUTHORS | iii | ||
| Contents | v | ||
| Preface | v | ||
| Acute Chest Wall Infections: Surgical Site Infections, Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections, and Sternoclavicular Joint Infection | v | ||
| Chronic Infections of the Chest Wall | v | ||
| Thoracoplasty for Tuberculosis in the Twenty-first Century | v | ||
| Chest Wall Trauma | v | ||
| Minimal Invasive Repair of Pectus Excavatum and Carinatum | vi | ||
| Straight Back Syndrome | vi | ||
| Management of Primary Soft Tissue Tumors of the Chest Wall | vi | ||
| Management of Lung Cancer Invading the Superior Sulcus | vi | ||
| Management of Breast Cancer Invading Chest Wall | vii | ||
| Chest Wall Reconstruction Without Prosthetic Material | vii | ||
| Surgical Management of the Radiated Chest Wall and Its Complications | vii | ||
| Primary Tumors of the Osseous Chest Wall and Their Management | vii | ||
| Surgical Management of Lung Cancer Involving the Chest Wall | vii | ||
| Prosthetic Reconstruction of the Chest Wall | viii | ||
| THORACIC SURGERY CLINICS\r | ix | ||
| FORTHCOMING ISSUES | ix | ||
| August 2017 | ix | ||
| November 2017 | ix | ||
| February 2018 | ix | ||
| RECENT ISSUES | ix | ||
| February 2017 | ix | ||
| November 2016 | ix | ||
| August 2016 | ix | ||
| Preface | xi | ||
| Acute Chest Wall Infections | 73 | ||
| Key points | 73 | ||
| POSTOPERATIVE SURGICAL SITE INFECTION OF ANTERIOR, LATERAL, OR POSTERIOR THORACOTOMY | 73 | ||
| SMOKING CESSATION AND SURGICAL SITE INFECTIONS | 75 | ||
| TREATMENT OF SUPERFICIAL SURGICAL SITE INFECTION | 75 | ||
| TREATMENT OF DEEP SURGICAL SITE INFECTIONS OF THE THORAX | 76 | ||
| TREATMENT OF ORGAN/SPACE SURGICAL SITE INFECTIONS | 76 | ||
| NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY AND VACUUM-ASSISTED CLOSURE | 77 | ||
| Can a Vacuum Dressing Be Used to Manage a Deep Surgical Site Infection of a Thoracotomy Incision? | 77 | ||
| How Are Chest Drains Managed in Conjunction with a Vacuum Dressing? | 78 | ||
| Can a Vacuum Dressing Be Used in a Window Thoracostomy? | 78 | ||
| Can a Vacuum Dressing Be Placed on the Lung? | 78 | ||
| Can a Vacuum Dressing Be Placed on the Mediastinum/Bronchial Stump? | 79 | ||
| NECROTIZING SOFT TISSUE INFECTION | 79 | ||
| DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT | 80 | ||
| STERNOCLAVICULAR JOINT INFECTION | 81 | ||
| DIAGNOSIS | 81 | ||
| Why Is This Joint Predisposed to Infections and What Is the Potential Loss of Function from Removing the Sternoclavicular J ... | 81 | ||
| Does Treatment of an Infected Joint Require Debridement or Resection, or Can Antibiotic Therapy Alone Suffice? | 82 | ||
| Once the Joint Is Removed, What Is the Optimal Method of Closing the Defect? | 83 | ||
| SUMMARY | 84 | ||
| REFERENCES | 84 | ||
| Chronic Infections of the Chest Wall | 87 | ||
| Key points | 87 | ||
| INTRODUCTION | 87 | ||
| CARTILAGE AND BONE INFECTIONS | 88 | ||
| Costochondral Infection | 88 | ||
| Tubercular abscesses | 88 | ||
| Osteomyelitis of the Chest Wall | 89 | ||
| Osteomyelitis of the Sternum | 90 | ||
| Osteomyelitis of the Ribs | 90 | ||
| Osteomyelitis of the Sternoclavicular Joint | 90 | ||
| CHRONIC INFECTIONS OF THE CHEST WALL SOFT TISSUES | 93 | ||
| Empyema Necessitans | 93 | ||
| Chest Wall Actinomycosis | 93 | ||
| Fungal Infections | 94 | ||
| Chronic Parasitic Infections | 94 | ||
| MANAGEMENT OF SURGICAL WOUNDS RESULTING FROM CHRONIC CHEST WALL INFECTIONS | 95 | ||
| Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy | 95 | ||
| Chest Wall Reconstruction | 95 | ||
| SUMMARY | 96 | ||
| REFERENCES | 96 | ||
| Thoracoplasty for Tuberculosis in the Twenty-first Century | 99 | ||
| Key points | 99 | ||
| INTRODUCTION | 99 | ||
| TOPOGRAPHIC-ANATOMIC JUSTIFICATION OF MINIMALLY INVASIVE APPROACH FOR OSTEOPLASTIC THORACOPLASTY | 100 | ||
| THE SURGICAL TECHNIQUE | 100 | ||
| INDICATIONS FOR OSTEOPLASTIC THORACOPLASTY | 103 | ||
| CONTRAINDICATIONS FOR OSTEOPLASTIC THORACOPLASTY | 103 | ||
| CLINICAL OUTCOMES | 103 | ||
| COMPLICATIONS AND CONCERNS | 105 | ||
| OUTCOME OF THE STUDY | 106 | ||
| A CLINICAL CASE STUDY | 106 | ||
| SUMMARY | 110 | ||
| REFERENCES | 110 | ||
| Chest Wall Trauma | 113 | ||
| Key points | 113 | ||
| INTRODUCTION | 113 | ||
| HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE | 113 | ||
| MECHANISMS OF INJURY | 114 | ||
| ANATOMIC CONSIDERATIONS | 114 | ||
| INITIAL MANAGEMENT | 114 | ||
| RADIOGRAPHIC DIAGNOSIS | 114 | ||
| MANAGEMENT OF CHEST WALL INJURIES | 114 | ||
| Rib Fractures/Flail Chest | 114 | ||
| Pain Management | 115 | ||
| Lidocaine patches | 115 | ||
| Thoracic epidural catheters | 115 | ||
| Intercostal nerve blocks with or without a continuous infusion catheter | 115 | ||
| Management of Pulmonary Dysfunction | 115 | ||
| Surgical Management | 116 | ||
| Sternal Fractures | 119 | ||
| REFERENCES | 119 | ||
| Minimal Invasive Repair of Pectus Excavatum and Carinatum | 123 | ||
| Key points | 123 | ||
| INTRODUCTION | 123 | ||
| PECTUS EXCAVATUM | 123 | ||
| Patient Selection | 124 | ||
| Preoperative Assessment | 124 | ||
| Surgical Technique | 124 | ||
| Preparation and positioning | 124 | ||
| Surgical approach | 124 | ||
| Immediate Postoperative Care | 126 | ||
| Rehabilitation and Recovery | 127 | ||
| Clinical Results | 127 | ||
| Vacuum Bell Treatment | 127 | ||
| Pectus-up | 128 | ||
| PECTUS CARINATUM | 128 | ||
| Introduction | 128 | ||
| Brace Treatment | 128 | ||
| Patient Selection | 128 | ||
| Technique | 128 | ||
| MINIMAL INVASIVE SURGICAL TREATMENT: THE ABRAMSON TECHNIQUE | 129 | ||
| Patient Selection | 129 | ||
| Preparation and Patient Positioning | 129 | ||
| Surgical Approach | 129 | ||
| Immediate Postoperative Care | 130 | ||
| Rehabilitation and Recovery | 130 | ||
| Clinical Results | 130 | ||
| Modifications | 130 | ||
| REFERENCES | 130 | ||
| Straight Back Syndrome | 133 | ||
| Key points | 133 | ||
| REFERENCES | 137 | ||
| Management of Primary Soft Tissue Tumors of the Chest Wall | 139 | ||
| Key points | 139 | ||
| INTRODUCTION | 139 | ||
| DIAGNOSIS | 139 | ||
| Benign Soft Tissue Tumors | 140 | ||
| Lipoma | 140 | ||
| Lipoblastoma | 141 | ||
| Hemangioma | 141 | ||
| Benign peripheral nerve sheath tumors: neurofibromas/schwannomas | 141 | ||
| Desmoid tumors | 141 | ||
| Malignant Soft Tissue Tumors | 142 | ||
| Sarcomas | 142 | ||
| Malignant fibrous histiocytoma | 143 | ||
| Synovial sarcoma | 143 | ||
| Rhabdomyosarcoma | 143 | ||
| Fibrosarcoma | 144 | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF SURGERY | 144 | ||
| CHEMOTHERAPY AND RADIATION THERAPY FOR SARCOMAS | 144 | ||
| SUMMARY | 145 | ||
| REFERENCES | 145 | ||
| Management of Lung Cancer Invading the Superior Sulcus | 149 | ||
| Key points | 149 | ||
| HISTORY | 149 | ||
| DEFINITION | 150 | ||
| CLINICAL PRESENTATION | 150 | ||
| DIAGNOSIS | 150 | ||
| PATHOLOGY | 151 | ||
| STAGING | 152 | ||
| TREATMENT | 152 | ||
| SURGICAL APPROACHES | 154 | ||
| SUMMARY | 155 | ||
| REFERENCES | 155 | ||
| Management of Breast Cancer Invading Chest Wall | 159 | ||
| Key points | 159 | ||
| INTRODUCTION | 159 | ||
| SURGICAL PRINCIPLES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF BREAST CANCER INVOLVING THE CHEST WALL | 160 | ||
| CLINICAL OUTCOMES | 161 | ||
| COMPLICATIONS AND CONCERNS | 162 | ||
| SUMMARY | 163 | ||
| REFERENCES | 163 | ||
| Chest Wall Reconstruction Without Prosthetic Material | 165 | ||
| Key points | 165 | ||
| INTRODUCTION | 165 | ||
| INDICATIONS FOR CHEST WALL RESECTION AND RECONSTRUCTION | 165 | ||
| CLASSIFICATION OF MUSCLE FLAPS | 166 | ||
| LATISSIMUS DORSI MUSCLE FLAP | 166 | ||
| PECTORALIS MAJOR MUSCLE FLAP | 167 | ||
| SERRATUS ANTERIOR MUSCLE FLAP | 168 | ||
| RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE FLAP | 168 | ||
| EXTERNAL OBLIQUE MUSCLE FLAP | 168 | ||
| CLINICAL RESULTS OF CHEST WALL RESECTION WITHOUT PROSTHETIC RECONSTRUCTION | 168 | ||
| SUMMARY | 169 | ||
| REFERENCES | 169 | ||
| Surgical Management of the Radiated Chest Wall and Its Complications | 171 | ||
| Key points | 171 | ||
| SURGICAL RESECTION OF THE IRRADIATED CHEST WALL | 172 | ||
| OSTEONECROSIS OF THE CHEST WALL | 172 | ||
| Case Presentation | 173 | ||
| RADIATION-INDUCED SOFT TISSUE AND BONE CANCERS OF THE CHEST WALL | 174 | ||
| Diagnosis | 176 | ||
| Diagnostic Criteria | 176 | ||
| Staging | 176 | ||
| Prognosis | 176 | ||
| Treatment | 177 | ||
| Operative Technique | 177 | ||
| Adjuvant Therapy | 177 | ||
| REFERENCES | 178 | ||
| Primary Tumors of the Osseous Chest Wall and Their Management | 181 | ||
| Key points | 181 | ||
| INTRODUCTION | 181 | ||
| CLASSIFICATION | 181 | ||
| CLINICAL PRESENTATION | 182 | ||
| EVALUATION | 182 | ||
| History and Physical Examination | 182 | ||
| Imaging | 182 | ||
| Tissue Diagnosis | 183 | ||
| BENIGN TUMORS | 183 | ||
| Osteochondroma (Osteocartilaginous Exostosis) | 183 | ||
| Clinical features | 183 | ||
| Radiographic finding | 183 | ||
| Surgical Management of Lung Cancer Involving the Chest Wall | 195 | ||
| Key points | 195 | ||
| INTRODUCTION | 195 | ||
| CLINICAL PRESENTATION | 196 | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF SURGICAL TREATMENT | 196 | ||
| ROLE OF SURGERY FOLLOWED BY ADJUVANT THERAPY | 197 | ||
| ROLE OF MULTIMODALITY THERAPY | 197 | ||
| PROGNOSTIC FACTORS | 198 | ||
| SUMMARY | 198 | ||
| REFERENCES | 198 | ||
| Prosthetic Reconstruction of the Chest Wall | 201 | ||
| Key points | 201 | ||
| INTRODUCTION | 201 | ||
| INDICATIONS FOR RECONSTRUCTION | 201 | ||
| PROSTHETIC MATERIALS AVAILABLE | 202 | ||
| Synthetic Meshes and Patches | 203 | ||
| Biological Mesh | 204 | ||
| Osteosynthesis Systems | 204 | ||
| SURGICAL TECHNIQUE | 205 | ||
| CLINICAL OUTCOMES | 205 | ||
| SUMMARY | 208 | ||
| REFERENCES | 208 | ||
| Index | 209 |