Ribs are one of the most widely used grafts in craniofacial surgery. Harvesting a costochondral graft is easy and safe. The main complications are related to pneumothorax and chest-wall deformity in children. A complication is described in a patient who underwent an orbito-zygomatic reconstruction with two contiguous ribs and a latissimus dorsi free flap, and who subsequently developed a transthoracic hernia that required reconstruction with polypropylene mesh.
Transthoracic hernia after harvesting a costal and latissimus dorsi flap / L. Autelitano, D. Rabbiosi, A. Mantovani, F. Ghelma. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY. - ISSN 0901-5027. - 37:6(2008 Jun), pp. 584-586.
Transthoracic hernia after harvesting a costal and latissimus dorsi flap
F. GhelmaUltimo
2008
Abstract
Ribs are one of the most widely used grafts in craniofacial surgery. Harvesting a costochondral graft is easy and safe. The main complications are related to pneumothorax and chest-wall deformity in children. A complication is described in a patient who underwent an orbito-zygomatic reconstruction with two contiguous ribs and a latissimus dorsi free flap, and who subsequently developed a transthoracic hernia that required reconstruction with polypropylene mesh.Pubblicazioni consigliate
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