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

These guidelines have been developed at the request of the Standards of Care Committee of the British Thoracic Society (BTS) and with the agreement of the Royal College of Radiologists and the British ...

umich.edu Background While midline vascular catheters are gaining popularity in clinical practice, patterns of use and outcomes related to these devices are not well known. Methods Trained abstractors ...

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.

The ninth rib was resected, and the lower thoracic esophagus mobilized by division ... A 2.5-cm. transverse incision was then made in the gastric fundus, permitting introduction of the surgeon's ...

This muscle, also called the thoracic diaphragm, is the main muscle used for breathing ... With the latter technique, several small incisions are made in the abdomen and the repair is done through ...

Methods: The ascending thoracic aorta and aortic arch of adult C57BL/6J male mice were exposed through a midline incision in the anterior neck, followed by peri-adventitial elastase or saline ...

Your healthcare provider will prescribe you pain medication to help manage symptoms after the surgery. Each incision site will be covered with a small bandage after the surgery is completed. You may ...

Methods: Three clinical cases of lumbar and thoracic spine bullet wounds made by firearms and traumatic weapons are described. Percutaneous endoscopic surgery was performed to extract bullet from the ...

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 ...