@article{2a7a63ec48de460ea24a5865005f7503,
title = "Historical Observations on Clamshell Thoracotomy",
author = "Ehrhardt, \{John D.\} and Amanda Baroutjian and Mark McKenney and Adel Elkbuli",
note = "Bilateral transverse thoracosternotomy, known colloquially as {"}clamshell thoracotomy,{"} provides quick and extensive exposure to the thoracic organs. The origins of the radical incision are unclear, and its influence on historical developments in surgery has not been elaborated. Transsternal extension to bilateral thoracotomy likely occurred during World War I and was designated as Tuffier's method by 1922.",
year = "2021",
month = feb,
day = "3",
doi = "10.1007/S00268-020-05913-4",
language = "American English",
volume = "45",
journal = "World Journal of Surgery",
number = "4",
}