Thoracotomy
by Sajan K Hegde

Jaypee’s Ganga Video Atlas of Spine Surgery

by Rajasekaran S
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It is preferable to expose the upper thoracic spine from the right side and the lower thoracic spine from the left side. The segmental vessels are ligated midway between the aorta and the neural foramen. Slippage of ligatures placed close to the aorta causes profuse bleeding.

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