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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)
National Institutes of Health
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Chest
Educational aspects
Lung
Subdivision of thorax
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Broader (2)
Plastic Surgical Procedures
Surgical repair
Narrower (1)
Thoracoplasty, Schede type or extrapleural (all stages); with closure of bronchopleural fistula
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1998
1998
Circumferential forearm fasciocutaneous free flap reconstruction of forequarter amputation/chest wall resection using simultaneous extra-anatomic revascularization (SEAR)
J. Pelton
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C. Milbourn
,
Theodore W. Iii Parsons
Annals of Surgical Oncology
1998
Corpus ID: 20120831
AbstractBackground: This report describes a technique in which temporary extra-anatomic revascularization of an amputated part…
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1985
1985
Thoracoplasty with intercostal myoplasty for closure of an empyema cavity and bronchopleural fistula.
S. Sarkar
,
T. Sharma
,
H. Singh
,
A. Singh
,
S. Purohit
,
V. K. Sharma
International surgery
1985
Corpus ID: 21328496
Intercostal myoplasty with thoracoplasty was performed in 42 patients with tubercular and bacterial empyema, after the failure of…
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1981
1981
The effect of bilateral thoracoplasty on lung development in fetal sheep.
G. Liggins
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G. Vilos
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G. Campos
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J. Kitterman
,
C. H. Lee
Journal of developmental physiology
1981
Corpus ID: 11058470
The relationship of breathing movements to lung development in the ovine fetus was investigated by partially removing ribs on…
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1980
1980
Laminated Marlex-methyl methacrylate prosthesis for massive chest wall resection.
D. Hurwitz
,
M. Ravitch
,
Norman Wolmark
Annals of Plastic Surgery
1980
Corpus ID: 39618947
Room temperature-curing methyl methacrylate has been sandwiched between two layers of Marlex mesh and molded in the operating…
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1976
1976
Pedicle thoracoplasty and free skin transplantations in the treatment of open postpneumonectomy cavity after empyema.
S. Eerola
Scandinavian Journal of Thoracic and…
1976
Corpus ID: 226502
The method of covering the open postpneumonectomy pleural cavity with skin is used when closure of the thoracostoma is not…
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1954
1954
The arterial oxygen and carbon dioxide tension during the postoperative period in cases of pulmonary resections and thoracoplasties.
Bjork Vo
,
Hilty Hj
1954
Corpus ID: 99122620
1953
1953
Segmental resection for pulmonary tuberculosis.
J. D. Murphy
,
John E. Rayl
Diseases of the Chest
1953
Corpus ID: 41192846
1) Satisfactory end results and an acceptable complication rate can be obtained with segmental resection. 2) The ideal lesion for…
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1952
1952
Altitudinal anopsia following thoracoplasty.
E. Wortham
,
G. Levin
,
H. Wick
A M A Archives of Ophthalmology
1952
Corpus ID: 28776502
A case of bilateral inferior altitudinal anopsia is presented because of its infrequency and its sudden onset following a major…
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1950
1950
Extraperiosteal temporary plombage in thoracoplasty: a preliminary report.
Francis M. Woods
,
James H. Walker
,
Ivan Schmidt
Diseases of the Chest
1950
Corpus ID: 39589476
A two-stage thoracoplasty has been devised using temporary extraperiosteal plombage. It has been found safe and effective even in…
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Review
1934
Review
1934
The Results of Thoracoplasty in Pulmonary Tuberculosis *
T. Sellors
Thorax
1934
Corpus ID: 1745183
The evaluation of thoracoplasty in the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis depends on so many factors that accurate assessment is…
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