[Surgical treatment in Poland's syndrome in children]

An experience with treatment of 16 patients with the Poland syndrome has been analyzed, 12 of them had been operated upon. An interpretation of the disease as a defect and deformity is proposed. The clinical picture of the variants of the Poland syndrome is describes. The authors give a description of the preoperative preparation, postoperative management and a technique of the operative liquidation of all the symptoms of the defect. There were no lethal outcomes. An analysis of long-term results is given.