rethoracotomy
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
re- + thoracotomy
Noun[edit]
rethoracotomy (plural rethoracotomies)
- (surgery) A second or subsequent thoracotomy
- 2015 December 24, “Pretransplant HRCT Characteristics Are Associated with Worse Outcome of Lung Transplantation for Cystic Fibrosis Patients”, in PLOS ONE[1], :
- The median length of the surgical procedure was 6.5 hours (IQR: 6.0–8.0 hours) and 19 patients (36%) underwent a rethoracotomy because of rebleeding after transplantation.