A 65-year-old man presented to the ED with 1 day of acute onset mid-thoracic and low back pain, difficulty ambulating and ...

Whether a midline or transverse incision is used in abdominal surgery depends mainly on the disease, anatomy and potential effects on wound healing, pain and postoperative complications.

In order to reduce any resulting unsightly scarring and, in particular, eliminate the anterior thoracic scar, both a dorsal S-shape and an axillary incision were made and the muscle flap was raised.

During the Aesop/Hermes procedures, a 30 mm mini-incision is performed transversely ... Particular attention is paid to the long thoracic nerve, next to the latissimus dorsi (Figure 4 and Figure ...