Chest wall surgery, as a sub-specialty within the disciplinary area of Thoracic Surgery, has evolved significantly over last decade, and continues to make progress, in aim to improve surgical techniques and technological advancements designed for malignant and benign chest wall diseases. Technical innovations of minimally invasive procedures that are effective for the rib osteosynthesis have led to the broadening of treatment options available for patients with chest wall diseases. Examples include using 3D printed chest wall prostheses and titanium meshes for chest wall reconstruction.
As part of our Journal’s mission to further accelerate the current understanding of thoracic surgery in this rapidly evolving field, with the overall aim to improve health in patients, Frontiers in Thoracic Surgery is organising a Research Topic focused on Chest wall Surgery in Adults and Paediatrics. Led by a team of experts in this field, this Research Topic will accept manuscripts within this area of research; focusing on surgical techniques employed for the diagnosis and therapy in a wide range of congenital and acquired thoracic pathologies within prenatal to adolescent ages. This Research Topic aims to provide the reader with an overview of the latest discoveries and new findings, analysis of previously published data, new opinions and perspectives, and methods. For this reason, all article types accepted by Frontiers are encouraged.
Diseases to be considered in detail include:
1) Pectus excavatum.
2) Pectus carinatum.
3) Other chest wall deformities.
4) Primary tumours.
5) Secondary tumours.
6) Primary chest wall Ewing sarcoma.
7) Muscle flaps in chest wall reconstructions.
8) Chest wall trauma in adults and paediatrics.
9) Chest wall reconstruction techniques.
10) Biological implants in chest wall reconstruction.
11) 3D personalised prosthetic implants.
12) Diaphragmatic diseases.
13) Infectious diseases.
14) Chest wall hernia.
Chest wall surgery, as a sub-specialty within the disciplinary area of Thoracic Surgery, has evolved significantly over last decade, and continues to make progress, in aim to improve surgical techniques and technological advancements designed for malignant and benign chest wall diseases. Technical innovations of minimally invasive procedures that are effective for the rib osteosynthesis have led to the broadening of treatment options available for patients with chest wall diseases. Examples include using 3D printed chest wall prostheses and titanium meshes for chest wall reconstruction.
As part of our Journal’s mission to further accelerate the current understanding of thoracic surgery in this rapidly evolving field, with the overall aim to improve health in patients, Frontiers in Thoracic Surgery is organising a Research Topic focused on Chest wall Surgery in Adults and Paediatrics. Led by a team of experts in this field, this Research Topic will accept manuscripts within this area of research; focusing on surgical techniques employed for the diagnosis and therapy in a wide range of congenital and acquired thoracic pathologies within prenatal to adolescent ages. This Research Topic aims to provide the reader with an overview of the latest discoveries and new findings, analysis of previously published data, new opinions and perspectives, and methods. For this reason, all article types accepted by Frontiers are encouraged.
Diseases to be considered in detail include:
1) Pectus excavatum.
2) Pectus carinatum.
3) Other chest wall deformities.
4) Primary tumours.
5) Secondary tumours.
6) Primary chest wall Ewing sarcoma.
7) Muscle flaps in chest wall reconstructions.
8) Chest wall trauma in adults and paediatrics.
9) Chest wall reconstruction techniques.
10) Biological implants in chest wall reconstruction.
11) 3D personalised prosthetic implants.
12) Diaphragmatic diseases.
13) Infectious diseases.
14) Chest wall hernia.