Reconstruction of an extensive anterior chest wall defect after mediastinitis with an omentum flap: a case report

Reconstruction of an extensive anterior chest wall defect after mediastinitis with an omentum flap: a case report

We report the case of a 70-year-old patient who developed an extensive skin defect in the anterior chest wall after undergoing myocardial revascularization and postoperative mediastinitis. Owing to the impossibility of using cutaneous and muscular flaps on the region, we performed the reconstruction...

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Main Authors: Otavio Machado de Almeida, Rodrigo Garcia de Arruda, Denis Oksman, Carlos Eduardo Domene, Paula Volpe, Frederico de Almeida Heitor, Marina Longo Machado de Almeida, Felipe Sandoval
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica 2018-06-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica
Subjects:
omentum
chest wall
surgical flap
mediastinitis
Online Access:http://www.rbcp.org.br/export-pdf/2052/en_v33n2a19.pdf

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