Muscle-splitting posterolateral thoracotomy: A novel technique

Current Surgery

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 74-77

  Subramanian, Sreekumar ^a   Halow, Kevin D ^a  

^a DAVID GRANT MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Muscle splitting posterolateral thoracotomy; Technique; Thoracic incision

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041730587     PISSN: 01497944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0149-7944(00)00137-9     Document Type: Article

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