title: Plastron-trapdoor technique for direct-vision sternal re-entry.
abstract: Repeat median sternotomy does not allow good access for retrosternal re-entry. Conversely, by using the plastron-trapdoor technique, which we describe in this report, the retrosternal tissues are dissected from the body of the sternum under direct vision, thus allowing relatively safe and wide exposure for retrosternal re-entry.
authors.affiliation: Division of General Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Jichi Medical School, Minamikawachi-machi, Kawachi, Tochigi, 329-0498, Japan.
authors.forename: Shunsuke
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Endo
authors.forename: Tsuyoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hasegawa
authors.forename: Hiroyoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tsubochi
authors.forename: Yukio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Yasunori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sohara
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008637:Mesenchymoma / Q000601:surgery; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D012086:Reoperation; D013249:Sternum / Q000601:surgery*; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods