41 Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
Gregory A. Dumanian and Bruce A. Mast Abstract This chapter addresses the considerations involved in remediating bulges and hernias. The challenge in these procedures is to create a lasting connection…
Perineal Reconstruction
10.1055/b-0034-97727 Perineal ReconstructionNoopur Gangopadhyay & Ida K. Fox (a-b) A 44-year-old woman with recurrent vulvar cancer has just undergone wide local excision of tumor and now requires reconstruction. Description Wide…
Abdominoplasty
10.1055/b-0034-97728 AbdominoplastyElizabeth B. Odom & Terence M. Myckatyn A 39-year-old woman with two previous pregnancies and a 40-lb weight loss has excess abdominal skin and subcutaneous tissue and multiple striae….
Chest Wall Defect
10.1055/b-0034-97726 Chest Wall DefectGwendolyn Hoben & Ida K. Fox A 46-year-old woman with a history of right breast cancer and radiation therapy. She presents with an open chest wound and…
Sternal Wound Infection
10.1055/b-0034-97725 Sternal Wound InfectionLouis H. Poppler & Thomas H. H. Tung Intraoperative consultation on a 67-year-old woman who had undergone three-vessel coronary artery bypass (left internal mammary and saphenous vein…
Abdominal Wall Defect
10.1055/b-0034-97724 Abdominal Wall DefectMichael J. Franco & Ida K. Fox A 55-year-old man with a history of exploratory laparotomy and ventral hernia repair with mesh now presents with recurrence. Description…
Major Liposuction
10.1055/b-0034-97723 Major LiposuctionJustin B. Cohen & Terence M. Myckatyn A 41-year-old woman presents to the clinic to discuss possible surgical options to improve the appearance of her “saddlebags.” Description Significant,…
Body Contouring after Massive Weight Loss
10.1055/b-0034-97722 Body Contouring after Massive Weight LossSimone W. Glaus & Marissa Tenenbaum A 57-year-old woman requests body contouring following massive weight loss. Description Breasts Grade III ptosis with significant deflation…
Ischial Pressure Sores
10.1055/b-0034-97721 Ischial Pressure SoresNeil S. Sachanandani & Thomas H. H. Tung A 35 year paraplegic male with a right-sided ischial decubitus wound. Description Stage IV ischial pressure ulcer with exposed…
