Horowitz M D, Ancalmo N, Ochsner J L
Department of Surgery, Ochsner Clinic and Alton Ochsner Medical Foundation, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Ann Thorac Surg. 1989 May;47(5):782-3. doi: 10.1016/0003-4975(89)90148-3.
We present a technique of thoracotomy through the auscultatory triangle. Good access to the thoracic cavity is obtained, and both latissimus dorsi and serratus anterior muscles are preserved. There is reduced postoperative morbidity.
