Reconstruction of Chest Wall Defects Using a Technique Involving Mesh, Titanium Plates, and a Pedunculated Muscle Flap.

We herein present a new surgical reconstruction technique for large chest wall defects after resection of advanced chest wall tumors.

The impact of hydration status on the assessment of lean body mass by body electrical impedance in dialysis patients.

The impact of hydration status on body composition analysis in hemodialysis (HD) and peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients was assessed. Twenty-seven HD patients and 42 PD patients were divided into three groups according to their (postdialytic) hydration status as measured by segmental bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA): normohydrated, dehydrated, or overhydrated. Fifty-six percent of the PD patients and 74% of the HD patients appeared to be normohydrated.