No solid tumor could be found by palpation, so the thoracotomy incision was closed.
Perioperative metoprolol reduces the frequency of atrial fibrillation after thoracotomy for lung resection.
Banding of the pulmonary trunk was performed through a left anterior thoracotomy.
The evaluation was performed an average of 9 (range 5.5-12) yrs after thoracotomy.
In the first three sheep the bioptome was introduced through a purse string incision in the main pulmonary artery at thoracotomy.
Assuming the diagnosis of a solid tumor, a right lateral thoracotomy was performed in the fourth intercostal space.
The ventral aspect of the heart was exposed by means of a transverse thoracotomy at the level of the fifth intercostal space.
We performed 3 thoracotomies to control major chest bleeding (>300 ml/hr) and a pericardiectomy following three episodes of cardiac tamponade.
