Clamshell thoracotomy with reverse sternotomy allows central vascular control and excision of large goitres bypassing predictable problems at the cervicothoracic junction. Surgery was performed with ...

For instance, a study analyzing right anterior mini-thoracotomy versus partial upper sternotomy found that the mini-thoracotomy approach resulted in shorter cardiopulmonary bypass and cross-clamp ...

Traditional open thoracic surgery requires thoracotomy and, in some cases, sternotomy. Although VATS is a minimally invasive approach that has gained acceptance over the last 15 years, it involves ...

Minimally invasive right axillary thoracotomy, also called cosmetic right axillary ... With this procedure, surgeons do not need to perform a median sternotomy (cutting the breastbone), so it spares ...

Changing the surgical routine from standard sternotomy to mini-thoracotomy can prove more challenging than may be first considered. This article describes the advantages and disadvantages, as well as ...

72 female (53.3%). 18 patients (13.3%) had no previous surgeries, 4 (1.48%) had thoracotomy scars, 87 (64.4%) had median sternotomy scars and 26 (19.3%) had both thoracotomy and median sternotomy ...