A unique chest wall splint for unilateral agenesis of ribs

Deborah S. Loeff; Mark I. Greenwald; Stewart C. Young; Mark A. Hoffman; Riccardo A. Superina

doi:10.1016/S0022-3468(87)80722-4

A unique chest wall splint for unilateral agenesis of ribs

Deborah S. Loeff^*, Mark I. Greenwald, Stewart C. Young, Mark A. Hoffman, Riccardo A. Superina

^*Corresponding author for this work

Surgery

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Abstract

Unilateral agenesis of ribs with a "lung hernia," may cause severe respiratory distress in a neonate. Our experience with the use of a temporary external chest splint for stabilization of the congenital flail chest in one patient is presented. The device facilitated extubation and allowed the infant to grow prior to future surgical reconstruction.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1129-1131
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of pediatric surgery
Volume	22
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-3468(87)80722-4
State	Published - Dec 1987

Keywords

"lung hernia"
Agenesis of ribs
congenital flail chest

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Surgery
Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health

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