Chest Wall Surgery - Volume 2
This second volume extends the framework of Volume 1 into the most technically demanding areas of chest wall practice. Drawing on three decades of operative experience, it addresses the advanced spectrum of chest wall disease - complex, reoperative, oncologic, traumatic, and reconstructive.
The opening chapters cover complex and secondary thoracic deformities, including those associated with congenital heart disease and previous cardiac surgery, together with reoperative cases. Rare entities - sternal cleft, localised chest wall protrusion, and straight back syndrome - are addressed with emphasis on surgical judgment and considered modification of operative strategy.
Subsequent sections cover chest wall tumors, defects, and trauma, including flail chest and costal cartilage injuries. Infections - from abscesses and tuberculosis to post-cardiac-surgery wound complications - are addressed alongside modern negative-pressure wound therapy. A closing section on reconstruction covers material selection and the management of extensive composite defects.
KEY FEATURES
-Complex, secondary, and reoperative chest wall deformities
-Rare congenital anomalies including sternal cleft and straight back syndrome
-Oncologic resection and chest wall trauma management
-Modern wound management and reconstruction of extensive defects
READERSHIP
Thoracic, cardiothoracic, pediatric, trauma, orthopedic, and plastic surgeons managing complex chest wall disease; surgical oncologists; and specialists in multidisciplinary thoracic programmes.
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