thoracotomy
IPA: θˈɔrʌkˈɔtʌmi
noun
- (surgery) The surgical procedure of making an incision into the chest, normally as a first step to gain access to the thoracic organs, such as the heart, the lungs, and the esophagus.
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Examples of "thoracotomy" in Sentences
- Access was through a left thoracotomy.
- Postoperative analgesia following thoracotomy.
- The most common modalities of thoracotomy follow.
- There are many different approaches to thoracotomy.
- Thoracotomy has been used in the surgical correction.
- Traditional approach to lung cancer surgery thoracotomy.
- The treatment for this is a segmentectomy via a thoracotomy.
- Thoracotomy is an incision into the pleural space of the chest.
- The surgery is completed by closure of the left thoracotomy wound in layers.
- Such bleeding would require a sternotomy or thoracotomy to stop the bleeding.
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