Case of Rib Reconstruction Using a Titanium Plate for Liposarcoma of the Thoracic Wall in a Dog

Yasuhiro KOGA; Takeshi SOGAWA; Yasuo SAITOH; Naoki MIURA; Aki NOGUCHI; Tomohide KURAMOTO; Makoto FUJIKI

doi:10.2327/jjvas.54.53

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Case of Rib Reconstruction Using a Titanium Plate for Liposarcoma of the Thoracic Wall in a Dog

Yasuhiro KOGA, Takeshi SOGAWA, Yasuo SAITOH, Naoki MIURA, Aki NOGUCHI, Tomohide KURAMOTO, Makoto FUJIKI

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Keywords: extensive mass resection, rib reconstruction, titanium plate

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2023 Volume 54 Issue 2 Pages 53-58

DOI https://doi.org/10.2327/jjvas.54.53

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Abstract

Malignant tumors arising from thoracic wall may require extensive resection, including ribs. The major complication following rib resection is the development of a flail chest, and resection of more than six ribs is not recommended. We performed a resection with six ribs for a liposarcoma in the thoracic wall of a dog, followed by reconstruction of two cephalic ribs with a titanium plate. There was no postoperative flail chest and the patient’s respiratory status was stable. Rib reconstruction with plates was considered to allow functional reconstruction of the thoracic wall after extensive mass resection.

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