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thoracotomy::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | incision, section, surgical incision |
Examples of thoracotomy
thoracotomy
Two weeks later, Mom goes with me to the surgeon, who tells me he's going to do a thoracotomy.
From the timesunion.com
After lateral thoracotomy, a 30-gauge needle was inserted at the free wall apex of the left ventricle.
From the nature.com
Thoracotomy with lymph node dissection was performed when there was no evidence of mediastinal tumor spread.
From the sciencedaily.com
Access was through a left thoracotomy.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Dr Velloza also denied that he went ahead with the thoracotomy without waiting for the hospital's cardiothoracic specialist to arrive.
From the canberratimes.com.au
Traditional open surgery to access the chest cavity requires surgeons to make a long incision through the chest wall, known as thoracotomy.
From the orlandosentinel.com
The results from VATS-based pleural abrasion are slightly worse than those achieved by thoracotomy, but achieved with smaller scars in the skin.
From the en.wikipedia.org
He said he and Dr McCormack had decided to carry out the surgery and called the specialist for backup because the thoracotomy needed to be performed immediately.
From the canberratimes.com.au
Depending on the area of the heart the team needed to access, they used either a procedure called a subxiphoid window or one known as a limited anterior thoracotomy.
From the sciencedaily.com
- Surgical incision into the chest walls opening up the pleural cavity
- Thoracotomy is an incision into the pleural space of the chest. It is performed by a surgeon, and, rarely, by emergency physicians, to gain access to the thoracic organs, most commonly the heart, the lungs, the esophagus or thoracic aorta, or for access to the anterior spine such as is necessary ...
- An operation to open the chest.
- Surgery to view the lung that may be used to confirm cancer, or for chest trauma to detect the source of bleeding.
- Surgery on the thoracic (chest cavity).
- A standard chest incision, typically to enter the chest along the side under the arm going between the ribs. Surgery using this approach avoids areas in the chest containing the heart and the spinal cord.
- A surgical procedure where an incision is made opening the chest cavity
- Surgery through the chest wall.
