The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 140, Issue 2 , Page 485 , August 2010

Advantages of the segmental nondivided intercostal muscle flap

  • Federico Venuta, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cattedra di Chirurgia Toracica, Policlinico Umberto I, Dipartimento Paride Stefanini, Università di Roma SAPIENZA, V.le del Policlinico, Rome, Italy
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  • Marco Anile, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cattedra di Chirurgia Toracica, Policlinico Umberto I, Dipartimento Paride Stefanini, Università di Roma SAPIENZA, V.le del Policlinico, Rome, Italy
    • ,
  • Erino A. Rendina, MD

      Affiliations

    • Ospedale S Andrea, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Università di Roma SAPIENZA, Rome, Italy

References 

  1. Rendina EA, Venuta F, Ricci P, et al. Protection and revascularization of bronchial anastomosis by the intercostal pedicle flap. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1994;107:1251–1254
  2. Allama AM. Intercostal muscle flap for decreasing pain after thoracotomy: a prospective randomized trial. Ann Thorac Surg. 2010;89:195–199
  3. Cerfolio RJ, Bryant AS, Maniscalco LM. A nondivided intercostal muscle flap further reduces pain of thoracotomy: a prospective randomized trial. Ann Thorac Surg. 2008;85:1901–1907

PII: S0022-5223(10)00383-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.04.019

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 140, Issue 2 , Page 485 , August 2010

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