CLINICAL STUDIES ON RECONSTRUCTIVE OF CHEST WALL WITH SILICONE'S MATERIALS

Abstract

We employed Silicone's materials in closing the defects left after resection of the chest wall in 9-patients with invasive carcinoma of the lung. Replacement with silicone materials were extremely useful due to its desirable rigidity and easy manipulation in operation. Neither paradoxical movement of the chest nor transformation of the prostheses occuured postoperatively in all of 9-patients. No disturbances of respiration nor chest wall movementand and no infection were experienced in these materials. 4 cases died of metastasis of lung cancer. The survival period of 4 months to 49 months was observed in other patients.
Operative results of chest wall reconstruction were satisfactory in this series of study. It is considered that silicone's materials is suitable as prosthetic material in the repair of chest wall defects.