title: The use of the trapdoor incision for access to thoracic inlet pathology in children.
abstract: Lesions at the thoracic inlet are difficult to access via a thoracic or cervical approach. The use of the anterior cervico-thoracic trapdoor incision has been reported to give good exposure to the anterior superior mediastinum in adults. We report our experience of four cases where a trapdoor incision was used to gain excellent access and exposure to thoracic inlet pathology in children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, Our Lady's Children's Hospital Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland. suzanne_mcmahon@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Suzanne Victoria
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: McMahon
authors.forename: Seema
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Menon
authors.forename: Dermot T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: McDowell
authors.forename: Badrul
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yeap
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Russell
authors.forename: Martin T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Corbally
mesh_terms: D001917:Brachial Plexus / Q000601:surgery; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004933:Esophageal Atresia / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D018305:Ganglioneuroblastoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000601:surgery*; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D018191:Lymphangioma, Cystic / Q000151:congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013896:Thoracic Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D013897:Thoracic Duct / Q000601:surgery; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods*; D014138:Tracheoesophageal Fistula / Q000151:congenital / Q000601:surgery*