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The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Vol 103, 14-16, Copyright © 1992 by The American Association for Thoracic Surgery and The Western Thoracic Surgical Association

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Triangle of auscultation thoracotomy for esophageal atresia

DW Goh and RJ Brereton
Hospitals for Sick Children, London, England.

A technique of thoracotomy via the triangle of auscultation is described. It avoids the division of latissimus dorsi, serratus anterior, and trapezius muscles, with its consequent morbidity, and provides excellent access to the thoracic cavity and the posterior aspect of the mediastinum.


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