Use of the pectoralis major fasciocutaneous flap in the treatment of post sternotomy dehiscence: a new approach

OBJECTIVE: To describe a new surgical technique for the treatment dehiscence after median thoracotomy transsternal using fasciocutaneous flap composed of the pectoralis major fascia. METHODS: Between January 2009 and December 2010, from 1,573 patients submitted to coronary artery bypass graft, 21 de...

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Main Authors: Jaime Anger, Pedro Silvio Farsky, Antonio Flavio Sanches Almeida, Renato Tambellini Arnoni, Daniel Chagas Dantas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein
Series:Einstein (São Paulo)
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-45082012000400010&lng=en&tlng=en