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Thoracotomy

Known as: Incision of Thorax, Incision of chest wall, thoracostomy 
Surgical incision into the chest wall.
National Institutes of Health

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Review
2006
Review
2006
Epidural analgesia is considered by many to be the best method of pain relief after major surgery. It is used routinely in many… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
OBJECTIVE Long-term pain is a common sequela of thoracotomy, occurring in approximately 50% of patients 2 years after thoracic… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Video-assisted thoracic surgery has been adopted by some thoracic surgeons as the preferred approach over thoracotomy for many… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Endothelin releases prostacyclin and thromboxane A2 from guinea pig or rat isolated lungs and endothelium-derived relaxing factor…