Procedures of particular interest in Reconstructive Surgery of the Chest, Abdomen, and Pelvis include:

• alloplastic reconstruction of chest wall deformities
• direct closure, tissue expansion and grafting of the abdominal wall
• rectus abdominus muscle involvement in the reconstruction of abdominal and pelvic defects

Reconstructive Surgery of the Chest, Abdomen, and Pelvis contains an assessment of the effects of radiation and chemotherapy on the reconstruction of the chest, abdomen and pelvis.

Contents

Chest

• Anatomy of the Chest, Wall
• The Preoperative Evaluation of Patients Undergoing Chest Wall Reconstruction
• Introduction to Surgical Infections
• Treatment of Sternal Clefts
• Thoracic/Pleural Defects
• Alloplastic Reconstruction of Chest Wall Deformities
• Reconstruction of Pectus Excavatum and Pectus Carinatum
• Chest Wall Tumours
• Local Flaps and Skin Grafts for Chest Reconstruction
• Rectus Abdominis for Chest Reconstruction
• Latissimus Dorsi and Serratus Anterior for Chest Wall Recontruction
• Chest Wall Reconstruction with Omentum
• Chest Wall Reconstruction with Scapula and Parascapula Flaps
• Trapezius
• Extended Flaps for Chest Wall Reconstruction
• The External Oblique Myocutaneous Flap
• Free Flaps for Chest Wall Reconstruction
• Outcomes and in Chest Wall Reconstruction

Abdomen and Pelvis

• Anatomy and Physiology of the Abdominal Wall and Pelvis
• Tumours of the Pelvis
• Direct Closure, Tissue Expansion, and Grafting of the Abdominal Wall
• Reconstruction of the Abdomen and Pelvis with the Tensor Fascia Lata
• Gluteus Maximus
• The Rectus Femoris Flap for Pelvic and Abdominal Reconstruction
• Rectus Abdominus Muscle in Reconstruction of Abdominal and Pelvic Defects
• Hemipelvectomy and Filet Flaps
• Free Flaps for Abdominal Reconstruction
• Outcomes of Perineal Reconstruction

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