Extensive chest wall resection and reconstruction are a challenging procedure that requires
a multidisciplinary approach, including input from thoracic surgeon, plastic surgeon and …

The extension of chest wall resection for the treatment of primary and secondary tumours is
still widely debated. The reconstructive strategy after extensive surgery is challenging as …

Background Chest wall malignant tumor (including primary and metastatic lesions) is rare,
representing less than 5% of all thoracic malignancies. Local control of chest wall …

Purpose The incidence of invasive treatment of rib fracture has increased significantly over
the last decade however the evidence of improved patient outcomes to support this is …

Background Anterior chest wall resection for oncological purposes is usually combined with
a form of reconstruction. Most surgeons are convinced that ventrally located defects more …

Objectives En-bloc complete resection remains the treatment of choice for localized chest
wall (CW) tumors. Titanium bars reconstruction demonstrated encouraging results with …

Methods We reviewed most significant articles, including clinical results of relevant case
series (retrospective studies), published in English in the last 23 years: PubMed, Embase …

Background Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) for internal fixation of rib fractures
is a promising approach for treating rib fractures and flail chest. Currently the standard …

Introduction Most studies about rib fractures focus on mortality and morbidity. Literature is
scarce on long term and quality of life (QoL) outcomes. Therefore, we report QoL and long …

Aim Childhood malignant chest wall tumors may require extensive surgical resection and
reconstruction with musculoskeletal flaps or non-resorbable prosthetic materials. Implant …