Reconstruction of the sternum.

Reconstrucción del esternón

Olazábal, Alberto - Juri, Héctor - Acosta, Fernando - Cassinasco, Angeles

Resumen:

lnfection and dehiscence of median sternotomy,though rare, has a high morbimortality if ísn't adqua•tely treated. In those patients that don't improve wlththe closed irrigation technique and that before wereopened and packed with gauze, wlth high risk andprolonged hospltalization. We have had excellentresults with the use of muscle flaps.In our small serie of 8 patients, we have treated2 cases of mediastinitis and dehiscense of sternotomyand 6 cases of chronic suppurative sternochondrltiswithout mortality. The shortage of hospitalization timeis other of the benefits that derives from the useof these procedures.


La infección y/o dehiscencia de la esternotomia mediana,aunque poco frecuentes, tiene elevada morbi•mortalidad si no se trata adecuadamente. En aquellospacientes que no mejoran con la técnica de la irriga•ción cerrada y que antes eran abiertos y mechados congran riesgo vital y prolongada hospitalización, hemostenido excelentes resultados utilizando los colgajosmusculares descritos.De nuestra pequeña serie de ocho pacientes, hemostratado 2 casos de mediastinltis y dehiscencia de la es•ternotomía y 6 casos de condroosteítis esternal supuradacrónica, con mortalidad cero. El acortamiento delperíodo de hospitalización es otro de los beneficios de•rlvado del uso de estas técnicas.


Detalles Bibliográficos
1987
esternón
cirugía plástica
esternum
plastic surgery
Español
Sociedad de Cirugía del Uruguay
Revista Cirugía del Uruguay
https://revista.scu.org.uy/index.php/cir_urug/article/view/3806
Acceso abierto
Resumen:
Sumario:lnfection and dehiscence of median sternotomy,though rare, has a high morbimortality if ísn't adqua•tely treated. In those patients that don't improve wlththe closed irrigation technique and that before wereopened and packed with gauze, wlth high risk andprolonged hospltalization. We have had excellentresults with the use of muscle flaps.In our small serie of 8 patients, we have treated2 cases of mediastinitis and dehiscense of sternotomyand 6 cases of chronic suppurative sternochondrltiswithout mortality. The shortage of hospitalization timeis other of the benefits that derives from the useof these procedures.