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Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1107-1108
© 2004 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

How to do it

A new retraction-suspension device for limited upper sternotomy

Maurizio A. Boaron, MDa*

a Unità Operativa di Chirurgia Toracica, Ospedale Maggiore-Bellaria, Bologna, Italy

Accepted for publication May 2, 2003.

* Address reprint requests to Dr Boaron, Chirurgia Toracica, Ospedale Maggiore, Largo B. Nigrisoli 2, 40100 Bologna, Italy
e-mail: maurizio.boaron{at}ausl.bologna.it

A limited sternal splitting incision is useful for the surgical approach to different diseases of the upper mediastinum. To provide optimal exposure, a specifically designed sternal retractor has been developed. Through a V-shaped opening and elevation of the sternum, surgery of the thymus gland, mediastinal goiters, and, more generally, biopsy or resection of most anterior mediastinal masses are possible. The device has been used in 30 patients who had different diseases, with totally satisfactory results.




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