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Operative Management of Chest Wall Disease, An Issue of Thoracic Surgery Clinics

  • 1st Edition, Volume 36-2 - April 4, 2026
  • Latest edition
  • Editor: Ravi Rajaram
  • Language: English

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 p… Read more

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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.

Key features

  • 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

Readership

Thoracic surgeons

Table of contents

Robotic-Assisted Approaches to Chest Wall Resection: Considerations and Operative Techniques
Manubrial Resection and Reconstruction: Considerations and Operative Techniques
Vertebrectomy with En Bloc Resection of the Posterior Chest Wall
Soft Tissue Reconstruction and Flap Considerations for Chest Wall Defects
Semi-rigid and Rigid Chest Wall Reconstruction
Three-dimensional Printing and Surgical Planning for Complex Chest Wall Resections
The Role of Radiotherapy in the Management of Chest Wall Soft Tissue Sarcomas
Oncologic Outcomes following Resection for Primary Chest Wall Tumors: Review of Multi-institutional Database Studies
Physiologic and Functional Outcomes Following Chest Wall Resection
A Contemporary Review of Operative Indications for Chest Wall Trauma

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Volume: 36-2
  • Published: April 4, 2026
  • Language: English

About the editor

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Ravi Rajaram

Affiliations and expertise
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA