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Open thoracotomy continues to be the gold standard approach for thoracic surgery despite the recent developments in thoracoscopic and robot-assisted procedures. Vertical muscle-sparing thoracotomy (VMST) is a well-established technique (1-3)… Click to show full abstract
Open thoracotomy continues to be the gold standard approach for thoracic surgery despite the recent developments in thoracoscopic and robot-assisted procedures. Vertical muscle-sparing thoracotomy (VMST) is a well-established technique (1-3) that has not attracted much attention in recent years.
Keywords:
design variations;
variations vertical;
muscle sparing;
sparing thoracotomy;
vertical muscle
Journal Title: Journal of thoracic disease
Year Published: 2018
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Journal Title: Journal of thoracic disease
Year Published: 2018
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