[A young female case with simultaneous bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax operated upon submammarian incision for median sternotomy].
One of the characteristics of pneumothorax in female is considerably complicated with menses, histiocytosis X, diffuse pulmonary hamartoangiomyomatosis. So during thoracotomy, the thoracic cavity must be examined, as well as the hole of the diaphragm. And especially in female aesthetic attention is also required. A transverse submammarian skin incision with median sternotomy was used in a 18-year-old female with simultaneous bilateral pneumothorax. This approach was useful for the median sternotomy as well as more excellent aesthetics.
Murayama
F
F
Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Tsuchiura Kyodo General Hospital.
Funakoshi
N
N
Sato
M
M
In-nami
R
R
Nagaoka
H
H
D000293:Adolescent; D004954:Esthetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000601:surgery*; D013249:Sternum / Q000601:surgery*; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods*