Emerging surgical pathways of thoracotomy.
Thoracic incisions are the portals of choice for accessing thoracic organs. There are instances, however, that more than one incision are required at the same or a later stage, in order to access other, thoracic or extrathoracic, organs for more complicated procedures. Then again, a single thoracic incision may offer more than adequate access to extrathoracic organs and in selected cases becomes valuable surgical approach to organs of the upper abdomen or the contralateral hemithorax. The experience with this technique is discussed.
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Sismanoglio General Hospital of Athens, 1 Sismanogliou Street, 15126, Maroussi, Athens, Greece, meletis_kanakis@yahoo.gr.
Meletios A
MA
Kanakis
Andrew C
AC
Chatzis
Fotios A
FA
Mitropoulos
Konstantinos
K
Alexiou
Achilleas G
AG
Lioulias
D000005:Abdomen / Q000601:surgery; D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000601:surgery; D003964:Diaphragm / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D041981:Gastrointestinal Tract / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000601:surgery; D008168:Lung / Q000601:surgery; D010179:Pancreas / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D010994:Pleura / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000601:surgery; D013154:Spleen / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods*