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Sternotomy Following Minimally Invasive Thoracoscopic Procedures: A Word of Caution
Author(s) -
Kouerinis Ilias A.,
Singh Sumeet,
Komber Mohamed,
Sarkar Pradip
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2011.01384.x
Subject(s) - medicine , thoracoscopy , minimally invasive procedures , median sternotomy , surgery , invasive surgery , radiology
An increasing number of patients with previous minimally invasive thoracic procedures for anterior mediastinal tumors are now requiring cardiac surgery. This paper highlights the potential damage that can occur when standard sternal splitting techniques are used in these patients.