%0 Journal Article %T Approaches to the thoracic cavities %A Bertolaccini, Luca %A Pardolesi, Alessandro %J Pediatric Medicine %D 2019 %B 2019 %9 %! Approaches to the thoracic cavities %K %X In the past, posterolateral thoracotomy was utilized as the usual incision for pediatric patients. Nevertheless, in children, most thoracotomic operations could be performed through a muscle sparing lateral thoracotomy. The video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) is progressively more used since most procedures can be tailored to VATS. On the contrary, median sternotomy has a partial role and consent the access to both lungs and mediastinal structures. %U https://pm.amegroups.org/article/view/4762 %V 2 %P %@ 2617-5428