[Custom made chest-wall implant and Poland's syndrome: Between art and science].

Ann Chir Plast Esthet

Department of plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery, Amiens university hospital, Picardie, France.

Published: June 2010

Poland's syndrome is a well-described congenital thoracic deformity with mostly only an aesthetic damage. We report the case of a chest-wall correction of a young male patient by a custom made silicone implant, detailing the original process of manufacturing, and justifying the choice not to use a conventional technique of reconstruction. This alternative enhances the surgeon's therapeutic arsenal, so that he can provide a customized answer, adapted to the requirements and the morphological characteristics of each patient.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anplas.2009.05.006DOI Listing

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