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 defectsREADERSHIPThoracic, cardiothoracic, pediatric, trauma, orthopedic, and plastic surgeons managing complex chest wall disease; surgical oncologists; and specialists in multidisciplinary thoracic programmes.