anterolateral thoracotomy

What Is An Anterolateral Thoracotomy? The anterolateral thoracotomy provides excellent access to either upper lobe, the right middle lobe, and the anterior hila. It can be extended across the sternum into the opposite chest (clamshell incision). Anterolateral thoracotomy is our preferred approach for unilateral lung transplantation. What is left anterolateral thoracotomy? Anterolateral thoracotomy is performed