The series on “Chest Wall Resections and Reconstructions” is edited by Prof. Erik de Loos from the Zuyderland Medical Center (The Netherlands), José Ribas de Campos from the Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein (Brazil), Jean Daemen from the Zuyderland Medical Center (The Netherlands).
Erik R. de Loos, MD, PhD
Division of General Thoracic Surgery, Zuyderland Medical Center, Heerlen, The Netherlands
Dr. Erik R. de Loos is an expert trauma and general thoracic staff surgeon, as well as chair of the thoracic surgical training program at Zuyderland Medical Center (Heerlen, the Netherlands). This center serves as a tertiary referral for minimally invasive thoracic surgery and chest wall surgery, including chest wall resections and reconstructions. Erik is actively involved in numerous national and international training courses. He is the former guest editor of JTD’s special series on minimally invasive treatment of pectus deformities. His research addresses the entire pallet of thoracic trauma and general thoracic surgery. He obtained a PhD-degree at Maastricht University (Maastricht, the Netherlands) on his work on pectus excavatum. Given his extensive experience in the field of clinical work as well as research he was invited to host this special series on chest wall resections and reconstructions.
Jose Ribas Milanez De Campos, MD, PhD
Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Prof. Jose Ribas Milanez De Campos is a renowned thoracic surgeon at the Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein (São Paulo, Brazil), as well as a medical school lecturer at the University of São Paulo (Brazil). He is the current president of the Chest Wall International Group (CWIG, www.chestwall.org) and affiliated to several national and international societies. His research focusses on the broad spectrum of congenital, benign and oncologic thoracic surgery.
Jean H.T. Daemen, MD, PhD-candidate
Division of General Thoracic Surgery, Zuyderland Medical Center, Heerlen, The Netherlands
Dr. Jean H.T. Daemen is a surgeon in training at Zuyderland Medical Center (Heerlen, the Netherlands). He completed a double master’s degree in both medicine and technical medicine, forming the basis for his interest in health-related technical innovations. He has special interest in thoracic and chest wall surgery, including congenital, traumatic and oncological disorders, provided his current clinical orientation and research. As a result of the latter, he is defending his PhD-thesis at Maastricht University (Maastricht, the Netherlands) in the first quartile of the year 2023.
Introduction of the special series:
Most chest wall disorders, syndromes, and diseases are relatively rare. They can be due to a multitude of causes, often divided under the hijab of congenital and acquired (including trauma and oncological). Regardless of whether it concerns a disorder, syndrome, or disease, all can result in functional and aesthetic impairments of the thoracic wall. The purpose of surgical procedures is therefore aimed at resolution yet at the same time protect intrathoracic structures, preserve cardiorespiratory function, obtain tumor-free margins, and so on. To date, there are no guidelines available on the indications for resection of the chest wall, nor the means and materials on how to achieve subsequent reconstruction. As a result, resections and reconstructions are often based on undocumented expert consensus, to which is also added that most of the published studies are single-center, retrospective studies with only a few patients. Given that the subject of chest wall resections and reconstructions is a niche subject with a wide heterogeneity, the aim of the present series is to provide a comprehensive overview of chest wall resections and reconstructions for different disorders, syndromes, and diseases by a group of worldwide leading experts.
Series outline:
- Editorial on chest wall resections and reconstructions
- Chest wall embryology and functional anatomy
- Chest wall imaging for acquired chest wall disorders
- Radiotherapy for chest wall malignancies
- Benign soft tissue tumors of the chest wall
- Chest wall resections for NSCLC
- Chest wall resections for sulcus superior tumors
- Chest wall resections for sarcoma
- Chest wall resections for advanced breast cancer
- Chest wall resections in children and adolescent
- Chest wall reconstruction for trauma
- Chest wall reconstruction after Clagett
- Complex chest wall reconstruction after failure
- Sternal resections and reconstructions
- Sternal cleft: new options for reconstruction
- Thoracic outlet syndrome
- Chest wall reconstruction: soft tissue approaches
- Chest wall reconstruction: rigid reconstructions
- Chest wall reconstruction: prosthesis and allografts
- Chest wall reconstruction: the ceramic sternum
- The role of 3D printing in chest wall reconstruction
- Pain management after chest wall resection and reconstruction
- Enhanced recovery after chest wall resection and reconstruction
- Complication management after chest wall resection and reconstruction
- Long-term follow-up after chest wall reconstructions: physiological perspectives
- Chest wall reconstructions: future perspectives
Disclosure:
The special series “Chest Wall Resections and Reconstructions” was commissioned by the editorial office, Journal of Thoracic Disease without any funding or sponsorship. Erik de Loos, José Ribas de Campos, and Jean Daemen are serving as unpaid Guest editors for the special series.