A Study of Patients Undergoing Surgical Treatment for Oesophageal Atresia

this incision extends from the anterior axillary line, goes posteriorly behind the scapula and includes the division of the fibres of the latissimus dorsi muscle and the serratus anterior muscle. The latter approach presents the risk of numerous long-term musculoskeletal complications such as costal abnormalities (costal hypoplasia, costal fusion), winged scapula, scoliotic spine posture

Minithoracotomy aims to preserve the muscles of the rib cage by retracting or disconnecting them rather than sectioning them (muscle sparing technique)