This port must be placed well beyond the posterior axillary line to provide the best angle for the 30º scope. Often, the other ports are placed one or two intercostal spaces too high.

Three years prior to admission the patient developed an annoying and slightly painful sensation in the right posterior axillary line overlying the tenth and eleventh ribs.

The subscapular axillary lymph nodes are located on the lower part of the armpit’s posterior (rear) wall.

"An MRI of Jacoby's thoracic spine and posterior rib area, recommended by us jointly, revealed a non-displaced rib fracture and edema in the left posterior-axillary line.

Left arm abducted. 1 = left robotic arm port; 2 = camera/endoscope port; 3 = right robotic arm port; 4 = mini working incision/axillary line; Ant = anterior chest wall; post = posterior chest wall.

If a vertical line were drawn bisecting the distance between the anterior and posterior folds, it would denote the mid-axillary line.

Lymphedema of the arm and hand undoubtedly impairs quality of life (QOL) after local therapy for breast cancer. 11 However, there are other sources that can affect QOL after axillary surgery, such as ...

Presentation of Case A sixty-six-year-old, Albanian-born, retired painter was admitted to the hospital because of abnormal x-ray films of the chest. Four years previously he entered another hospita ...