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Ann Thorac Surg 1980;30:90-94
© 1980 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Combined Median Sternotomy and Posterior Lateral Thoracotomy: A Method for Proximal and Distal Thoracic Aortic Exposure

Thomas E. Williams, Jr., M.D.*, James W. Kilman, M.D.

From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, the Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH

Accepted for publication September 6, 1979.

* Address reprint requests to Dr. Williams, Room N-817, University Hospital, 410 W 10th Ave, Columbus, OH 43210

A method for exposure of the heart, ascending aorta, aortic arch vessels, and descending thoracic aorta in a single surgical field is presented. Five illustrative cases are reviewed. Indications for use include trauma to the aorta and arch vessels, aneurysms or dissections, ductus aneurysms, or complex or secondary coarctations of the aorta.




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