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  • On-Demand Webinars, Thoracic Global Grand Rounds Webinars

Complexity and Challenges with Chest Wall Resection and Reconstruction

Date: February 21, 2024 12:00am - February 21, 2024 12:00am

Location: AATS Global Grand Rounds Webinar

Complexity and Challenges with Chest Wall Resection and Reconstruction

Wednesday, February 21, 2024

8:00AM-9:00AM ET


Moderated by:

  • Gonzalo Varela, Salamanca University Hospital
  • Gaetano Rocco, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Case Presentation:

  • Gaetano Rocco, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Be Prepared: Planning Tools for Success

  • Gonzalo Varela, Salamanca University Hospital

Teamwork for Complex Resections

  • Garrett Walsh, MD Anderson Cancer Center

Rigid or Flexible: Options for Reconstruction

  • Nathaniel Evans, Thomas Jefferson University

Soft Tissue Coverage: When and What Type

  • Farooq Shahzad, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Panel discussion with live Q&A

  • All faculty

Related Articles in the AATS Journals:

Vanstraelen, Rocco, et al: “The contribution of microvascular free flaps and pedicled flaps to successful chest wall surgery” https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2023.05.018 Published 2023 in JTCVS.

Vanstraelen, Rocco, et al: “Biosandwich technique for extensive chest wall reconstruction in patients with complex defects” https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjtc.2023.01.013 Published 2023 in JTCVS Techniques.

Hirji, D’Amico, et al: “Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery Technique for Chest Wall Resection” https://doi.org/10.1053/j.optechstcvs.2022.03.004 Published 2022 in Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.