title: Preserving the intercostal nerves as a goal in thoracotomy.
authors.affiliation: São Paulo Hospital for State Civil Servants, São Paulo, Brazil. São Paulo Hospital for State Civil Servants, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Roberto de Menezes
authors.initials: Rde M
authors.lastname: Lyra
mesh_terms: D059787:Acute Pain / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D007367:Intercostal Nerves / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods*