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Ann Thorac Surg 1989;48:867-868
© 1989 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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The serratus sling: A simplified serratus-sparing technique

Richard F. Heitmiller, MD*

Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Accepted for publication July 27, 1989.

* Address reprint requests to Dr Heitmiller, Osler 624, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD 21205.

A partial muscle-sparing technique is presented that combines the advantage of muscle sparing with the wide exposure offered by a posterolateral incision. The technique is simple and quick, does not require elaborate equipment, and facilitates thoracotomy closure.




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