Limited vertical skin incision for median sternotomy. |
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| Authors: | S Tatebe S Eguchi H Miyamura S Nakazawa H Watanabe M Sugawara J Hayashi K Date S Nakagawa |
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| Institution: | Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Niigata University School of Medicine, Japan. |
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| Abstract: | The cosmetic deformity of the vertical skin incision for median sternotomy was decreased by using a mechanical traction system to increase exposure at the superior margin of a shorter wound. The limited vertical skin incision did not impede technical surgical maneuvers and produced a scar that was more acceptable than submammary incision or right anterior thoracotomy. The limited skin incision is especially useful in young women with congenital heart disease. |
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