anterolateral thoracotomy

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anterolateral thoracotomy,

a surgical technique in which entry to the chest is made with an incision below the breast but above the costal margins. The incision involves the pectoralis, serratus anterior, and intercostal muscles. Compare median sternotomy, posterolateral thoracotomy.

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