An emergency thoracotomy shown here is known as: (A) Right thoracotomy, (B) Clam shell thoracotomy, (C) Median sternotomy, (D) Left thoracotomy
Answer is B. Ans. (b) Clam shell thoracotomy* In emergency the chest cage is opened fully at diaphragm level to look for major vessel injury and repair- this is known as Clam shell thoracotomy