Another method, called extrapleural thoracoplasty, involved removal of portions of several ribs to collapse the chest wall.
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Thoracoplasty is the removal ( or resection ) of typically four to six segments of adjacent ribs that protrude.
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He also ventured into techniques such as neurorrhaphy, arthroplasty, prostatectomy, nephrectomy, hysterectomy, bone grafting, and thoracoplasty.
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Because thoracoplasty may lengthen the duration of surgery, patients may also lose more blood or develop complications from the prolonged anesthesia.
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Thoracoplasty has risks, such as increased pain in the rib area during recovery or reduced pulmonary function ( 10 15 % is typical ) following surgery.
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In the Institute, osteoplastic thoracoplasty ( a variant of extrapleural thoracoplasty ) has been used and improved for the last 50 years for patients with complicated cavitary forms of TB for whom lung resection is contraindicated.
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In the Institute, osteoplastic thoracoplasty ( a variant of extrapleural thoracoplasty ) has been used and improved for the last 50 years for patients with complicated cavitary forms of TB for whom lung resection is contraindicated.
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