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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005;28:504-505
© 2005 Elsevier Science NL

Letter to the Editor

Reply to Zielinski and Kuzdzal

Thoracic Surgery Department, Evangelisches Krankenhaus Duisburg-Nord, Fahrner Str. 133, 47169 Duisburg, Germany

Received 14 June 2005; accepted 15 June 2005.

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Key Words: Manubriotomy • Sternotomy • Myasthenia gravis • Pulmonary function • Thymectomy • Postoperative morbidity

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We have read with interest Dr Zielinskis letter and we thank him for his comments.

Different authors stated that partial sternotomy permits excellent visualization of the thymus gland, its vascular attachments, and all peripheral tissues in the mediastinal region limited by the thyroid gland superiorly, between the phrenic nerves laterally, and pericardial sac and mediastinal pleura inferiorly [1–3]. In our study, we took separate margins for frozen section analysis to make sure no thymic tissue is left behind, and to support our . . . [Full Text of this Article]