INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, cilt.8, ss.380-386, 2011 (SCI İndekslerine Giren Dergi)
Background: Recurrent thoracotomies regardless of the cause are not a rare occurrence. However, each thoracotomy results in adhesion to some extent. This adhesions increase morbidity and mortality presents a significant inconvenience for surgeons and prolongs the length of operations.