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- Title
Single-port thoracoscopic rib resection: a case report.
- Authors
Chang-Lun Huang; Ching-Yuan Cheng; Ching-Hsiung Lin; Bing-Yen Wang
- Abstract
We describe a method of single-port thoracoscopic rib resection using a Gigli saw. Rib resection is typically performed with a large skin incision and soft tissue dissection. Some authors have described a thoracoscopic approach for rib resection from the inner side of the chest wall instead of the outside to decrease pain and improve quality of life. A 41-year-old Chinese male received single-port thoracoscopic rib resection with satisfactory recovery. We present the technique, which may expand the indications of single-port thoracoscopic procedures.
- Subjects
RIB resection; SURGICAL equipment; QUALITY of life; PAIN management; DISEASES in men
- Publication
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2014, Vol 9, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1749-8090
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.1186/1749-8090-9-49