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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1984-12-28
pubmed:abstractText
The transcostal extrapleural flank approach to the kidney requires an understanding of thoracic and abdominal wall anatomy to prevent injury to the pleura and subsequent pneumothorax. Isolation of the intercostal neurovascular bundle, division of the lumbodorsal fascia inferior to the rib bed and simultaneous dissection of the diaphragmatic insertion along the superior and posterior aspects of the 12th rib toward the lumbocostal arch are necessary surgical maneuvers before release of the diaphragm, exposure of Gerota's fascia and positioning of a flank retractor. Pneumothorax usually results from attempts to separate the pleura from the diaphragm, dissection within the intercostal space rather than along the diaphragmatic insertions and failure to release the diaphragm fully as far as the lumbocostal arch before placement of the retractor. Precise appreciation of the pericostal anatomy allows the urological surgeon to remain extrapleural during this commonly used flank incision.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0022-5347
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
132
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1089-92
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1984
pubmed:articleTitle
The eleventh rib transcostal incision: technique for an extrapleural approach.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article