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surgery
• Direct reconstruction more durable
– Slightly higher morbidity
– Median sternotomy very well tolerated
• Extra-anatomic reconstruction less durable
– Up to 50% failure rates report d
– May complicate future operations
• CABG, tracheostomy
– Prone to skin erosion and infection
• Presence of multiple lesions will preclude
extra-anatomic reconstruction