Mediastinotomy Suprasternal

Mediastinomia is a surgery performed on a patient's chest to remove a tumor or other abnormal growth from the central area of ​​the chest, which is located in the area of ​​the sternum - the spine.

Suprasternal mediastinia is one of the types of operations. It is made through an incision in the skin at the junction of the chest and neck at the back, above or below the collarbone. This area is called substernal, i.e. under the beak, and is covered by the clavicular bones, as well as layers of soft tissue.

The surgical technique consists of the following steps. The skin and fat tissue is pulled back around the edge of the wound. Then a transverse incision 4-5 cm long is made in the skin. The area is dissected completely or partially along with the