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Thoracoplasty is a surgical technique initially designed to permanently collapse tuberculous cavities by resection of ribs from the chest wall. Thoracoplasty began in 1885 with de Cerenville, who resected short segments of two or more ribs anteriorly, resulting in collapse of the anterior chest wall.
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The point is precise indication and correct execution of thoracoplasty as afinal therapeutic option, which allows a safe and definitive solution of the space problem even in complex cases, without creating serious functional and cosmetic impairment for the patient. The main types of thoracoplasty are described in this article. Although the core
13 Ιουν 2016 · Thoracoplasty is a technique traditionally used to improve the cosmetic appearance of the posterior chest wall during the correction of spinal deformity (1). Thoracoplasty can be used as part of both posterior and anterior spinal surgical procedures.
Thoracoplasty evolved as a procedure designed to treat empyema, although modern day thoracic surgeons more commonly use this modality to obliterate persistent pleural spaces after resection. Thoracoplasty is the operative removal of the thoracic cage, which usually involves the subperiosteal resection of several ribs.
23 Ιαν 2020 · Thoracoplasty is a surgical procedure that was originally designed to permanently collapse the cavities of pulmonary tuberculosis by removing the ribs from the chest wall 1-3 . It involved resection of multiple ribs, allowed the apposition of parietal to the visceral or mediastinal pleura.
MeSH terms. Thoracoplasty was invented for removing cavities between thoracic wall and remnant lung or mediastinum. It was initially used in cases of tuberculosis or unspecific infections, while currently it is used mainly for space problems after lobectomy/pneumonectomy.This article presents an overview of the ….
Thoracoplasty is a surgical procedure that allows the reduction of the thoracic cavity by removing the ribs. It was originally conceived to collapse cavities of lungs affected by tuberculosis and gained worldwide acceptance in such a setting. Subsequently, indications rapidly extended to thoracic empyema.
