Limited vertical skin incision for median sternotomy.
The cosmetic deformity of the vertical skin incision for median sternotomy was decreased by using a mechanical traction system to increase exposure at the superior margin of a shorter wound. The limited vertical skin incision did not impede technical surgical maneuvers and produced a scar that was more acceptable than submammary incision or right anterior thoracotomy. The limited skin incision is especially useful in young women with congenital heart disease.
Tatebe
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Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Niigata University School of Medicine, Japan.
Eguchi
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Miyamura
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Nakazawa
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S
Watanabe
H
H
Sugawara
M
M
Hayashi
J
J
Date
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Nakagawa
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D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures; D004954:Esthetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D013249:Sternum / Q000601:surgery*; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods*