Open AccessComplex chest wall wound managed by a novel technique of thoracoplasty
Author(s) -
Biplab Mishra,
Mohit Joshi,
Raja Tiwari,
Madhur Uniyal
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
bmj case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.231
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1757-790X
DOI - 10.1136/bcr-2019-230782
Subject(s) - medicine , thoracic cavity , surgery , cardiothoracic surgery , thoracic wall , pleural cavity , dead space , anatomy , respiratory system
Thoracoplasty is a procedure to collapse the chest wall over a residual space in the thoracic cavity in order to abolish and avoid the complications associated with this dead space. Although effective in achieving this, the procedure is crippled by poor cosmetic appearance and functional outcome. We report a case of recalcitrant complex chest wall defect with a large cavity, marred by visible heart and poor availability of local muscles, that was successfully managed by a novel technique of thoracoplasty with acceptable postoperative appearance and function.