title: Anatomical bases of lateral thoracotomy without muscle transection.
abstract: The descriptive anatomy of the lateral thoracic wall and the topographical anatomy of the fifth intercostal space are used as bases for the description of the lateral approach to the thoracic cavity without muscle transection, considered by the authors as a "standard" approach to the thoracic cavity.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009132:Muscles / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D011187:Posture; D012272:Ribs / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D012540:Scapula / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D013903:Thoracic Surgery / Q000379:methods*; D013909:Thorax / Q000033:anatomy & histology*