title: Thoracoscopic rib resection using a Gigli saw.
abstract: When a conventional approach is used to perform a rib resection, a skin incision longer than the rib to be resected must be made. As a result, a conventional rib resection leaves a rather large and esthetically unfavorable scar. After considering pain management, esthetics, and quality of life, we devised a new technique for thoracoscopic rib resection that uses a Gigli saw. This new technique was performed on an overweight woman with a solitary metastatic bone tumor of the right eighth rib, whose case is described herein. The patient's postoperative course was satisfactory. Since this technique does not require a long skin incision, pain management and aesthetic results are improved compared with conventional techniques.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Takarazuka Municipal Hospital, Takarazuka, Hyogo, Japan.
authors.forename: Tomoyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakagiri
authors.forename: Akinori
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Akashi
authors.forename: Norihisa
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shigemura
mesh_terms: D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012272:Ribs / Q000601:surgery*; D013906:Thoracoscopy