ABSTRACT

An Assessment of the effects of radiation and chemotherapy on the reconstruction of the chest, abdomen and pelvis. Procedures of particular interest in this reference include alloplastic reconstruction of chest wall deformities; direct closure, tissue expansion and grafting of the abdominal wall; as well as rectus abdominus muscle involvement in th

chapter 1|16 pages

Anatomy of the Chest Wall

chapter 4|20 pages

Treatment of Sternal Clefts

chapter 5|10 pages

Poland's Syndrome

chapter 6|14 pages

Pleural Defects

chapter 9|26 pages

Chest Wall Tumors

chapter 12|18 pages

Rectus Abdominis for Chest Reconstruction

chapter 14|20 pages

Pectoralis Muscle for Chest Reconstruction

chapter 15|8 pages

Chest Wall Reconstruction with Omentum

chapter 17|18 pages

Trapezius Flap for Chest Reconstruction

chapter 18|12 pages

Extended Flaps for Chest Wall Reconstruction

chapter 19|6 pages

External Oblique Myocutaneous Flap

chapter 20|34 pages

Free Flaps for Chest Wall Reconstruction

chapter 21|22 pages

Outcomes in Chest Wall Reconstruction

chapter 23|22 pages

Tumors of the Pelvis

chapter 25|14 pages

Vastus Lateralis Muscle Flap

chapter 27|10 pages

Gluteus Maximus

chapter 28|8 pages

Rectus Femoris Flap

chapter 32|8 pages

Outcomes of Perineal Reconstruction