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Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:759-761
© 1994 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Vertical muscle-sparing thoracotomy

Mark H. Hennington, MD*, Karl S. Ulicny, Jr, MD, Frank C. Detterbeck, MD

Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina USA

Accepted for publication October 26, 1993.

* Address reprint requests to Dr Hennington, 108 Burnett-Wornack Building, CB 7065, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7065.

In our armamentarium of various thoracic incisions, we have incorporated a vertical skin incision with a muscle-sparing approach to gain access to the thorax. We find this incision gives excellent exposure, preserves function of the chest wall musculature, and leaves a cosmetically superior result.




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