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00472 Anesthesia prtl rib rescj thoracop

Anesthesia

Also known as: thoracoplasty anesthesia, chest wall reshaping anesthesia

Anesthesia for partial rib resection involving thoracoplasty. Covers general anesthesia for surgical reshaping of the thorax by removal of portions of multiple ribs, typically for treatment of thoracic deformity or empyema.

Clinical Context

Used when providing anesthesia for thoracoplasty procedures involving multiple rib resections to reshape the chest wall. Historically performed for tuberculosis management, now more commonly for post-pneumonectomy empyema or chest wall deformity correction.

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Specialties

anesthesiologythoracic surgery

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