A novel titanium rib bridge system for chest wall reconstruction

Aman S Coonar; Nagmi Qureshi; Ian Smith; Francis C Wells; Erhard Reisberg; Jean-Marie Wihlm

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.01.069

A novel titanium rib bridge system for chest wall reconstruction

Ann Thorac Surg. 2009 May;87(5):e46-8. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.01.069.

Authors

Aman S Coonar¹, Nagmi Qureshi, Ian Smith, Francis C Wells, Erhard Reisberg, Jean-Marie Wihlm

Affiliation

¹ Department of Thoracic Surgery, Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom. aman.coonar@papworth.nhs.uk

PMID: 19379855
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.01.069

Abstract

Chest wall resection for liposarcoma was performed. To reconstruct the chest wall we used a novel titanium rib bridge system and preserved anatomically equivalent layers.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Female
Humans
Liposarcoma / surgery*
Middle Aged
Plastic Surgery Procedures
Ribs / surgery
Surgical Flaps*
Surgical Mesh
Thoracic Neoplasms / surgery*
Thoracic Wall / surgery*
Titanium
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Titanium