Structure of intercostal space

Known as: Intercostal space, Spatium intercostale, intercostal spaces 
Space of compartment of trunk bounded by the upper and lower surfaces of two consecutive ribs.
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2009
2009
Thoracoscopy versus thoracotomy improves midterm musculoskeletal status and cosmesis in infants and children.
BACKGROUND It has been postulated that video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) achieves a better biometric and aesthetic… (More)
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2009
2009
Three- and four-dimensional arterial and venous perforasomes of the internal mammary artery perforator flap.
BACKGROUND The internal mammary artery perforator flap has been used in head and neck reconstruction. Although anatomical and… (More)
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2008
Highly Cited
2008
Importance of transducer position in the assessment of apical rotation by speckle tracking echocardiography.
BACKGROUND Speckle tracking echocardiography is increasingly used to quantify left ventricular (LV) twist. However, one of the… (More)
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2008
2008
The lateral intercostal artery perforators: anatomical study and clinical application in breast surgery.
BACKGROUND The lateral intercostal artery perforator flaps are based on intercostal perforators that arise from the costal groove… (More)
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2005
2005
Bedside diagnosis and follow-up of patients with pleural effusion by a hand-carried ultrasound device early after cardiac surgery.
OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to assess the potential value of hand-carried ultrasound (HCU) devices in the diagnosis and… (More)
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2004
Highly Cited
2004
Usefulness of ultrasound lung comets as a nonradiologic sign of extravascular lung water.
The "comet-tail" is an ultrasound sign detectable with ultrasound chest instruments; this sign consists of multiple comet-tails… (More)
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2002
2002
Internal mammary node lymphoscintigraphy and biopsy in breast cancer.
BACKGROUND In patients with breast cancer, sentinel nodes (SNs) are detected outside the axilla in 1-2% of cases after… (More)
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2000
2000
Phrenic nerve conduction study in demyelinating neuropathies and open-heart surgery
OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to determine normal values of phrenic nerve conduction (PNC) in healthy individuals; to… (More)
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1989
Review
1989
Occult diaphragmatic injury from stab wounds to the lower chest and abdomen.
Ninety-five patients with stab wounds to the lower chest and abdomen underwent routine abdominal exploration. Eighteen of these… (More)
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1980
1980
Posterior intercostal nerve block for pain relief after cholecystectomy. Anatomical basis and efficacy.
The human intercostal space has been studied by excision of the posterior part of the rib cage at autopsy, followed by fixation… (More)
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