Modified French-window thoracotomy for exposure of the anterior thoracic spine

Elizabeth David; Ann C. Gaffey; Robert Bryan Mason; Margaret Blair Marshall

doi:10.1510/icvts.2010.259564

Modified French-window thoracotomy for exposure of the anterior thoracic spine

Elizabeth David, Ann C. Gaffey, Robert Bryan Mason, Margaret Blair Marshall

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Abstract

Due to the limited exposure, technical challenges, and postoperative pain of thoracic spine surgery, open thoracotomy and video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. The modified French-window thoracotomy approach with the aid of a thoracoscope is a useful technique for approaching diseases of the anterior spinal. This approach allows for specific exposure of the spine with a reduction in postoperative pain, morbidity, and mortality and avoids the limitations of VATS.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	523-525
Number of pages	3
Journal	Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
Volume	12
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1510/icvts.2010.259564
State	Published - Apr 1 2011
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Morbidity
Spine
Thoracic surgery
Thoracotomy
Video-assisted

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Surgery
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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Modified French-window thoracotomy for exposure of the anterior thoracic spine

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