Chest wall reconstruction with digitally designed materials for straight back syndrome with tracheal stenosis: a case report.

ABSTRACT: Severe symptoms of straight back syndrome (SBS) occur through compression of the mediastinal structures. The treatment is to relieve compression, but surgical relief has not been reported. A 29-year-old woman was admitted to hospital because of dyspnea for 2 years. Physical examination showed the physiological curvature of the spine had disappeared and imaging examination confirmed that the spine was straight, the distance between the spine and the anterior chest wall was shortened, and the lower part of the trachea was obviously compressed with a severe stenosis. The chest wall was simulated by 3D technology, and a model was obtained by 3D printing. The surgical resection was simulated on the model, and the required replacement material was digitally designed and processed. The upper half

SUBMITTER: Liu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8422149 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature