Chest wall reconstruction by free latissimus dorsi flap 25 years after accidental exposure to a source of industrial irradiation

P Brenner; B Reichert; H J Schäfers; G D Lister; J O Dreyer; A Berger

doi:10.1016/s0007-1226(95)90296-1

Chest wall reconstruction by free latissimus dorsi flap 25 years after accidental exposure to a source of industrial irradiation

Br J Plast Surg. 1995 Sep;48(6):431-3. doi: 10.1016/s0007-1226(95)90296-1.

Authors

P Brenner¹, B Reichert, H J Schäfers, G D Lister, J O Dreyer, A Berger

Affiliation

¹ Clinic for Plastic, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Germany.

PMID: 7551518
DOI: 10.1016/s0007-1226(95)90296-1

Abstract

25 years after successful plastic surgical closure of a large, radiation-induced ulcer of the chest wall the patient developed recurrent ulceration and unstable scars requiring a second procedure. A quarter of a century of progress in plastic surgical procedures is demonstrated.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Cicatrix / surgery
Humans
Male
Radiation Injuries / surgery*
Radioactive Hazard Release*
Recurrence
Reoperation
Surgical Flaps*
Thoracic Injuries / surgery*
Ulcer / surgery