Titanium alloy steel artificial rib reconstruction of chest wall after tumor resection

VernacularTitle:胸壁肿瘤切除术后钛合金人工肋骨重建胸壁骨架
Author: Ning LIU ; Peng LI ; Wei LIU ; Maoxin HE ; Pan GAO ; Fei GAO
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Thoracic-wall neoplasms; Thoracic-wall defects; Thoracic-wall reconstruction
From: Chinese Journal of Postgraduates of Medicine 2010;33(23):9-10
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To evaluate the effects of chest wall reconstruction after tumor resection patients with chest wall defect. Methods From March 1999 to August 2008,28 patients with chest wall tumor underwent chest wall reconstruction.The number of rib resected was 3-6. Twenty-one huge chest wall defects underwent chest wall reconstruction using titanium alloy steel artificial rib. The materials for the soft tissue reconstruction include latissimus dorsi myocutaneous flap. Results No died of operation, postoperative respiratory function was good, no abnormal breathing exercises. Concurrent osseous tissue repair and rebuilt in 3 cases, the fluid recovered after conservative therapy. Followed-up 8-76 months,2 cases were lost, follow-up rate was 92.9% ,4 cases with benign tumor existed 7.8,7.2,5.4 and 3.6 years, 22 cases with malignant tumor after 1, 3, 5 years survival rate were 77.3% (17/22) ,63.2% (12/19),41.2% (7/17) respectively. Conclusion A favorable clinical outcome can be achieved by titanium alloy steel artificial rib reconstruction of chest wall.