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Resectional Procedures

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Manual of Pulmonary Surgery

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The rigidity of the thoracic wall and the relatively fixed position of the thoracic viscera make the patient’s position on the operating table and the location and type of incision more critical for operative procedures in the chest than for those in the abdomen. The thoracic incision should be chosen to give the best exposure of that region in which the greatest technical difficulty is expected, in spite of the location of the disease. For operations on the lung this will usually be the hilus. The anterior portion of a lateral thoracic skin incision should be placed below the breast in women to avoid disfigurement, even when one of the higher ribs or interspaces is to be used for entry into the chest.

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  1. University of Minnesota, USA

    Edward W. Humphrey M.D., Ph.D. (Professor of Surgery, Chief of Surgery)

  2. Minneapolis Veterans Administration Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55417, USA

    Edward W. Humphrey M.D., Ph.D. (Professor of Surgery, Chief of Surgery)

  3. P.O. Box 1388, Sedona, Arizona, 86336, USA

    Deanne Lawrence McKeown (Medical Illustrator)

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Humphrey, E.W., McKeown, D.L. (1982). Resectional Procedures. In: Manual of Pulmonary Surgery. Comprehensive Manuals of Surgical Specialties. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-5746-2_4

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