Chest Wall - Reconstruction

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West Fest

June 27, 2026

Saturday, June 27, 2026 @ 6:00 pm – 11:45 pm – West Fest at the Dunning Residence in Kirkby Stephen, England, is an annual charity music and camping weekend featuring live music, food (including a...

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Exploring the Use of Instant Messaging Groups in the Postoperative Period for Pectus Excavatum Patients

May 28, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor

This article discussed the implementation of individual WhatsApp groups at the National Center for Pectus Surgery for patients undergoing the Nuss procedure as part of the RESTORE trial, aimed at...

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In Global News: Updated US TAVR Coverage Decision, 3D Modeling for Chest Wall Reconstruction, and Disparity in Eligibility for Lung Cancer Screening

June 28, 2019 | Claire Vernon

Patient Care and General Interest San Francisco, California, passed an ordinance to ban the sale of e-cigarettes in the city, the first such ordinance in the USA. The US Centers...

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Surgical Resection and Reconstruction of a Large Anterior Chest Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans

January 28, 2019 | Azam Jan

Introduction Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) is a relatively uncommon cutaneous malignancy. Although metastasis rarely occurs, DFSP is a locally aggressive tumor with a high recurrence rate. It arises from the dermis...

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Challenges in Managing Pectus Deformities

January 24, 2019 | Leanne Harling (Ashrafian)Silver Contributor…

Filmed at the 2018 EACTS Annual Meeting in Milan, Italy, Leanne Harling of Imperial College in London, UK, moderates a discussion on the management of pectus deformities. Ms Harling is...

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The Optimal Sternal Closure Technique: Still Elusive

August 13, 2018 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

A brief readable commentary on the Robiscek technique on the occasion of a meta-analysis of an expensive alternative.

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Use of Allogenic Bone Graft With Sternal Plates for Rib Fixation and Chest Wall Stabilization

July 4, 2018 | Vijay Joshi…

A 29-year-old man with massive bilateral pulmonary embolisms sustained a cardiac arrest. He was transferred to the operating room with ongoing chest compressions. Emergent sternotomy was performed, and central cannulation...

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Hybrid Uniportal VATS Technique for Left Upper Lobectomy With Chest Wall Resection and Reconstruction

May 14, 2018 | Firas Abu-akar…

A 60-year-old patient was diagnosed with a T3N0M0 squamous cell carcinoma. A multidisciplinary tumor board decided to perform a hybrid procedure of left upper lobectomy with resection of three involved...

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The Nuss Procedure

March 14, 2018 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

Filmed at the 2017 STS Annual Meeting in Houston, Texas, Joel Dunning of the James Cook University Hospital in London, UK, moderates a discussion on the Nuss procedure. Mr Dunning...

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Mid-Term Results After Sternal Reconstruction Using Titanium Plates – Is It Worth It To Plate?

February 28, 2018 | Arie BlitzBronze ContributorSilver Commentor

The authors retrospectively examined the mid-term outcomes in 34 patients who required stabilization of the sternum with the Synthes Titanium Sternal Fixation System for either established sternal dehiscence or high...

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Concomitant Closure of Atrial Septal Defect and Correction of Pectus Excavatum

August 2, 2017 | Mustafa Yuksel…

Figure 1. Pectus excavatum deformity and the patient’s hands with no thumbs. Introduction Holt-Oram Syndrome (HOS) is characterized by skeletal abnormalities of the hands and arms, and heart problems. It...

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The Establishing of a New Thoracic Surgery Department in Greece in the Era of Financial Crisis

July 22, 2017 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

A Letter to the Editor of Lung Cancer that was kindly brought to our attention while still ‘in press.’ Our readership may find in it ‘food for thought’ on all...

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Sternal Reconstruction Using a Fibula Allograft

March 20, 2017 | Andrea Dell'Amore…

Bone allograft transplantation represents a new option for anterior chest wall reconstruction. The disadvantages of synthetic materials are: excessive rigidity with risk of erosion of adjacent structures, the risk of...

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