학술논문
Application of the Clamshell Thoracotomy in an Infant with a Large Mediastinal Tumor.
Document Type
Article
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Source
Subject
*CHEST (Anatomy)
*LUNG transplantation
*THORACOTOMY
*CHEST injuries
*TERATOMA
*CARDIAC arrest
*RESUSCITATION
*CHILDREN
MEDIASTINAL tumors
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ISSN
0971-9261
Abstract
Historically it was recommended for emergency thoracotomy in thoracic trauma as the last resort when there was cardiopulmonary arrest. Nowadays, the only indications are lung transplantation and huge mediastinal masses. We report the use of a clamshell thoracotomy in a 7-month-old boy with a large anterior mediastinal mass extending into the bilateral thoracic cavities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]