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Ann Thorac Surg 2001;72:2180
© 2001 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Correspondence

Amelioration of postthoracotomy pain: Reply

Jan Bucerius, MDa

a University Leipzig, Heartcenter, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Russenstrasse 19, 04289 Leipzig, Germany

e-mail: bucerj{at}medizin.uni-leipzig.de

To the Editor

Doctor Lee has to be congratulated for his excellent results. Regarding his comments on our article, we carefully observed patients at follow-up and found temporary numbness in some of the patients only. Because pain levels were significantly reduced by cryoablation it is an easy method to improve patient outcome [1].

A muscle-sparing surgical incision was applied. No ribs were removed during lateral minithoracotomy and pericostal sutures were routinely used. Drilling holes in the caudal rib seems a good alternative. However, cryoablation is an easy technique that leaves patients with only minimal residual pain postoperatively.

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  1. Bucerius J., Metz S., Walther T., et al. Pain is significantly reduced by cryoablation therapy in patients with lateral minithoracotomy. Ann Thorac Surg 2000;70:1100-1104.[Abstract/Free Full Text]

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