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A new application of a wound retractor for chest wall surgery

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Use of a wound retraction (WR) is useful for lung resection by video-assisted thoracic surgery via a mini-thoracotomy. We have employed a WR for chest wall surgery involving surgical rib fixation in a patient with rib fractures, and obtained successful results in terms of a good surgical view and lack of postoperative wound infection. On the basis of our experience, we consider that a WR is useful even for chest wall surgery.

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  1. Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Maebashi Red Cross Hospital, 3-21-36 Asahi-cho, Maebashi, Gunma, 371-0014, Japan

    Hitoshi Igai, Mitsuhiro Kamiyoshihara, Toshiteru Nagashima, Yoichi Ohtaki & Kimihiro Shimizu

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Igai, H., Kamiyoshihara, M., Nagashima, T. et al. A new application of a wound retractor for chest wall surgery. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 61, 53–54 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11748-012-0088-1

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