A Novel Technique for Muscle Flap Preservation in Posterolateral Muscle-Sparing Thoracotomy
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DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000008852
Abstract: Summary: The muscle-sparing thoracotomy offers several benefits over the traditional posterolateral thoracotomy approach for surgically accessing the chest cavity. Some of the potential advantages of preserving the latissimus dorsi and serratus anterior muscles include both… read more here.
Keywords: novel technique; sparing thoracotomy; muscle; muscle sparing ... See more keywords
Design variations in vertical muscle-sparing thoracotomy.
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DOI: 10.21037/jtd.2018.07.100
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… read more here.
Keywords: design variations; variations vertical; muscle sparing; sparing thoracotomy ... See more keywords