To limit the surgical trauma of median stemotomy, we take a method of thoracotomy via the right subaxillary incision for open heart surgery. 50 cases of congenital heart defects were repaired with this access.

• 为了避免胸部正中切口的巨大创伤，并能在直视下施行心脏手术，我们采用了右腋下剖胸切口，为50例患儿施行先天性心脏间隔缺损修复术。