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Surgery Case Report Posters IISESSION TYPE: Case Report PosterPRESENTED ON: Sunday, March 23, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMINTRODUCTION: Chest-wall osteonecrosis is a rare surgical complication. It is mostly seen after radiotherapy. There are several options for its repair, but we always must assure first there is no infection, that can compromise the placement of prosthetic materials. And in that case, we should avoid the use of posthetic materials and look for different options. Vaacum-assisted therapy (VAC) can be a very usefull tool. ⋯ Simple closure was possible due to timely indication of VAC therapy, with close and continuous follow-up of the patient. Nevertheless we are used or not to use prosthetic materials in chest wall reconstruction, or we prefer any of the different surgical techniques available, the most important thing is to think carefully on each step we take in the treatment of our patients. We also should always remember about team work. That will always help us to provide our patients the best options available in our means.Reference #1: O'Connor J, Kells A, Henry S, Scalea T. Vacuum-Assisted Closure for the Treatment of Complex Chest Wounds. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. April 2005;Vol 79;Issue 4;1196-1200.Reference #2: M Makboul, M Ayyad. Is myocutaneous flap alone sufficient for reconstruction of chest wall osteoradionecrosis? Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery 2012;15;447-451. doi:10.1093/icvts/ivs146DISCLOSURE: The following authors have nothing to disclose: José González García, Sebastian Peñafiel, Eugenia Libreros Niño, Diana Baquero Velandia, Carlos Jordá AragónNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Bronchoscopy and Interventional Procedures PostersSESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: To assess the diagnosis yield and complications of radial EBUS in peripheral pulmonary lesions. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Helena Azcuna, Julio Pérez Izquierdo, Jose Javier Echeverria, Luis Tena, Mikel Egurrola, Sandra Dorado, Ane Uranga, Amaia Aramburu, Amaia Garcia Loizaga, Inmaculada Barredo, Cristobal Esteban, Alberto CapelasteguiNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Cardiovascular Case Report Posters IISESSION TYPE: Case Report PosterPRESENTED ON: Sunday, March 23, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMINTRODUCTION: Lyme disease is a tick-borne illness caused by spirochete Borrelia Burgdorferi. Cardiac manifestations of Lyme disease mostly include conduction abnormalities which occur weeks to a few months after the onset of infection. ⋯ Lyme Carditis should be suspected as the cause of AV conduction block in the setting of a travel history to Lyme endemic area and Erythema Migrans rash, with or without the history of a tick bite.Reference #1: N/ADISCLOSURE: The following authors have nothing to disclose: Sameer Chadha, Geurys Rojas Marte, Bernard Topi, Gerald Hollander, Jacob ShaniNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Surgery Case Report Posters IISESSION TYPE: Case Report PosterPRESENTED ON: Sunday, March 23, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMINTRODUCTION: Radical chest wall tumor resections result in large chest wall defects that expose intrathoracic organs to injury, risk lung herniation or scapular entrapment, and create flail chest segments that negatively impact respiration. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Eric Toloza, Christian Sobky, Jose Pimiento, Joseph Garrett, Effie Pappas-Politis, Jeremiah Deneve, David Kim, David Plank, Paul Smith, Ricardo GonzalezUse of the Synthes MatrixRib Fixation System is not yet approved for fixation onto the thoracic spine.
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Cancer CasesSESSION TYPE: Case ReportsPRESENTED ON: Sunday, March 23, 2014 at 09:00 AM - 10:00 AMINTRODUCTION: Cancer has been described as a civil war raging within the body. Advances in cancer treatment has improved survival, but also highlighted the long term adverse effects of treatment. ⋯ Radiation associated sarcomas should be considered in the differential work-up of solitary pulmonary nodule/mass in a patient with previous radiotherapy to the thorax.Reference #1: Laskin, W.B., T.A. Silverman, and F.M. Enzinger, Postradiation soft tissue sarcomas. An analysis of 53 cases. Cancer, 1988. 62(11): p. 2330-40.Reference #2: Wolden, S.L. and K.M. Alektiar, Sarcomas across the age spectrum. Semin Radiat Oncol, 2010. 20(1): p. 45-51Reference #3: Murray, E.M., et al., Postradiation sarcomas: 20 cases and a literature review. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 1999. 45(4): p. 951-61DISCLOSURE: The following authors have nothing to disclose: Vinod Aiyappan, Sonja Klebe, Doug Henderson, Anand RoseNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.