thoracotomy /tho·ra·cot·o·my/ (-kot´ah-me) pleurotomy; incision of the chest wall.
Thoracotomy
thoracotomy
thoracotomy
tho·ra·cot·o·my (thôr  -k t -m )n. Incision into the chest wall. Also called pleurotomy. |
Thoracotomy
Open chest surgery.
Mentioned in: Thoracoscopy
thoracotomy
[thôr′əkot′əmē]
Etymology: Gk, thorax + temnein, to cut
a surgical opening into the thoracic cavity. See also anterolateral thoracotomy, median sternotomy, posterolateral thoracotomy.
thoracotomy
incision of the chest wall; may be intercostal, by rib resection or trans-sternal.
transsternal thoracotomy
the usual intercostal incision is extended across the sternum to the opposite intercostal space. Used when very wide exposure to the thorax is required.
thoracotomy
Surgery An operation to open the chest and to directly access the mediastinum to visualize, biopsy, or treat Indications Lesions inaccessible by, or too large for, mediastinoscopy or mediastinotomy; open cardiac massage. Cf
Mediastinoscopy, Mediastinotomy, Open lung biopsy.
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