%0 Journal Article
%T Should wide chest wall resections and reconstruction intimidate thoracic surgeons?
%A Kavaklı K
%A Işık H
%A Şengül İnan M
%A Sapmaz E
%A Yeniköy M
%A Ünsal U
%A Kılınç D
%A Çaylak H
%J Turk Gogus Kalp Damar Cerrahisi Derg
%V 32
%N 2
%D 2024 Apr
%M 38933314
%F 0.704
%R 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2024.25804
%X <B>UNASSIGNED: </B>This study aimed to compare patients in whom wide chest wall resection and reconstruction or primary closure was performed.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>A total of 63 patients who underwent chest wall resection and reconstruction between January 2018 and December 2022 were included in the retrospective study. The patients were divided into two groups: the first group, which included 31 patients (14 males, 17 females; mean age: 44.6±16.4 years; range, 16 to 71 years) who were closed primarily, and the second group, constituting 32 patients (25 males, 7 females; mean age: 54.6±17.2 years; range, 9 to 80 years) who underwent reconstruction with plates and meshes.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>There was no significant difference between the two groups in terms of smoking and diabetes. Primary chest wall or metastatic tumor was determined in 33 patients; benign tumor and trauma were determined in 30 patients. The difference between the two groups in mean defect diameter (p=0.009), mean number of plates used (p<0.001), and mean hospital stay (p<0.001) was statistically significant. However, there was no significant difference in terms of complications (p=0.426).<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>Wide chest wall resection and reconstruction is a safe and feasible surgical procedure when compared with primary closure.