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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:551-552. doi:10.1016/j.ejcts.2007.06.002
Copyright © 2007, European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved

Letters to the Editor

Reply to Shipkov et al.

1st Department of Thoracic Surgery, General Hospital for Chest Diseases, Athens, Greece

Received 30 May 2007; accepted 4 June 2007.

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Key Words: Thoracotomy • Posterolateral • Muscle sparing • Latissimus dorsi

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We would like to thank Dr Shipkov and co-authors [1] for sharing their experience and comments with us.

Actually, we do not find that one shall divide the latissimus dorsi and serratus anterior muscles in posterolateral thoracotomy (PLT) in order to gain exposure. Even with muscle-sparing thoracotomy (MST) in cases of lung surgery, . . . [Full Text of this Article]