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J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;131:762
© 2006 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery

Letter to the Editor

Right axillary incision: Is it really superior to anterolateral thoracotomy?

M. Nagarajan

Clinical Fellow in Cardiac Surgery, Nottingham City Hospital NHS Trust, Nottingham NG5 1PB, United Kingdom

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To the Editor:

I read the article by Prêtre and associates 1 Go on right axillary incision performed for a wide range of congenital cardiac defects. The authors have described the cosmetic and functional advantage of this approach in various surgical procedures. Although I commend them for using this in a wide array of congenital heart diseases, . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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Reply to the Editor
René Prêtre
J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. 2006 131: 762-763. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Right axillary incision: A cosmetically superior approach to repair a wide range of congenital cardiac defects
René Prêtre, Alexander Kadner, Hitendu Dave, Ali Dodge-Khatami, Dominique Bettex, and Felix Berger
J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. 2005 130: 277-281. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]





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