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In this issue of Thoracic Surgery Clinics, guest editor Dr. Ravi Rajaram brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Operative Management of Chest Wall Disease. Top experts provide a contemporary review of operative planning, surgical approaches, reconstructive techniques, and postoperative challenges following chest wall resection. Readers will have an opportunity to learn more about indications for complex resections and expected outcomes, not only from a perioperative standpoint but also from a functional and quality of life perspective, as well as long-term survival data.
Contains 11 relevant, practice-oriented topics including robotic-assisted approaches to chest wall resection: considerations and operative techniques; indications for systemic therapy and radiotherapy in primary chest wall malignancies; 3D printing and surgical planning for complex chest wall resections; oncologic outcomes following resection for primary chest wall tumors: review of multi-institutional database studies; and more
Provides in-depth articles on operative management of chest wall disease, offering actionable insights for clinical practice
Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews
