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Thoracoplasty

Known as: Thoracoplasties, chest wall resection 
Surgical removal of ribs, allowing the chest wall to move inward and collapse a diseased lung. (Dorland, 28th ed)
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1998
1998
AbstractBackground: This report describes a technique in which temporary extra-anatomic revascularization of an amputated part… 
1985
1985
Intercostal myoplasty with thoracoplasty was performed in 42 patients with tubercular and bacterial empyema, after the failure of… 
1981
1981
The relationship of breathing movements to lung development in the ovine fetus was investigated by partially removing ribs on… 
1980
1980
Room temperature-curing methyl methacrylate has been sandwiched between two layers of Marlex mesh and molded in the operating… 
1976
1976
The method of covering the open postpneumonectomy pleural cavity with skin is used when closure of the thoracostoma is not… 
1953
1953
1) Satisfactory end results and an acceptable complication rate can be obtained with segmental resection. 2) The ideal lesion for… 
1952
1952
A case of bilateral inferior altitudinal anopsia is presented because of its infrequency and its sudden onset following a major… 
1950
1950
A two-stage thoracoplasty has been devised using temporary extraperiosteal plombage. It has been found safe and effective even in… 
Review
1934
Review
1934
The evaluation of thoracoplasty in the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis depends on so many factors that accurate assessment is…