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Thoracotomy vs Thoracoplasty - What's the difference?

thoracotomy | thoracoplasty |

In surgery terms the difference between thoracotomy and thoracoplasty

is that thoracotomy is the surgical procedure of making an incision into the chest, normally as a first step to gain access to the thoracic organs, such as the heart, the lungs, and the esophagus while thoracoplasty is surgery of the chest, usually involving removal of ribs.

thoracotomy

English

(wikipedia thoracotomy)

Noun

(thoracotomies)
  • (surgery) The surgical procedure of making an incision into the chest, normally as a first step to gain access to the thoracic organs, such as the heart, the lungs, and the esophagus.

    • thoracoplasty

    English

    Noun

    (thoracoplasties)
  • (surgery) Surgery of the chest, usually involving removal of ribs.