胸廓

• It consists of a long incision starting from the back , curving around the chest to the front . in addition , major chest wall muscles have to be divided and most importantly , the ribs have to be widely spread in order to gain access into the chest . the sum effect is that the patient who had this incision would take a long time to recover
  因为常规胸廓切开术的切口会令病人承受非常大的痛楚，这种切口非常长，由背部一直延至胸前，同时，胸壁的大部分肌肉必须分割，更严重的是，肋骨也须扩开，以便可进入胸腔，这些程序令病人承受很大的创伤，需要一段很长的时间才能复元。