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A clear understanding of the anatomy of the chest wall is essential to enable the surgeon to enter the thorax safely and in such a way that when the incision is closed it leaves an ultimately comfortable and cosmetically acceptable scar for the patient.
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Wells, F.C., Coonar, A.S. (2018). Surgical Anatomy of the Chest Wall. In: Thoracic Surgical Techniques. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66270-1_7
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