Abstract:Background and Objective
For the purpose of facilitating a wide view and working space during surgery such as a thymectomy procedure, as well as that for treatment of anterior mediastinal lesions, anterior chest wall lifting began to be employed. In this article, previous reports of various kinds of chest wall lifting methods are reviewed.
Methods
The present study focused on procedures used for anterior chest wall lifting in a review of related studies primarily availa… Show more
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