Permeable Nonabsorbable Mesh for Total Diaphragmatic Replacement in Extended Pneumonectomy

• DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.02.077
• Publication Date: 2017-06-17T16:30:57Z
• Authors: Luigi Rolli; Giovanni Leuzzi; Paolo Girotti; Leonardo Duranti; Ugo Pastorino
• Keywords: Adult; Hernia, Diaphragmatic; Male; Lung Neoplasms; Middle Aged; Surgical Mesh; 03 medical and health sciences; Postoperative Complications; Treatment Outcome; 0302 clinical medicine; Humans; Female; Pneumonectomy; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Herniorrhaphy; Retrospective Studies

After complex thoracic exenterations, total diaphragmatic resection and reconstruction is challenging. We describe our novel technique for total diaphragmatic replacement with permeable nonabsorbable mesh after extended pneumonectomy.