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| Year : 2023 | Volume
: 28
| Issue : 2 | Page : 170-172 |
Application of the clamshell thoracotomy in an infant with a large mediastinal tumor
Pradnya S Bendre, Arka Banerjee, Gayatri Munghate, Parag Janardhan Karkera, Minnie Bodhanwala
Department of Pediatric Surgery, B J Wadia Hospital for Children, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Correspondence Address:
Pradnya S Bendre
Department of Pediatric Surgery, B J Wadia Hospital for Children, Mumbai - 400 012, Maharashtra
India
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DOI: 10.4103/jiaps.jiaps_91_22
Historically it was recommended for emergency thoracotomy in thoracic trauma as the last resort when there was cardiopulmonary arrest. Nowadays, the only indications are lung transplantation and huge mediastinal masses. We report the use of a clamshell thoracotomy in a 7-month-old boy with a large anterior mediastinal mass extending into the bilateral thoracic cavities.
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