Scar on the back of a 42 year old man following surgery to repair a hernia, in which the liver was protruding through the diaphragm. The opening of th

---

Scar on the back of a 42 year old man following surgery to repair a hernia, in which the liver was protruding through the diaphragm. The opening of the abdominal cavity in surgery is called a thoracotomy.

---

Size: 4288px × 2848px
Photo credit: © DR P. MARAZZI/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 40s, adult, body, caucasian, clinical, close-, diaphragm, female, forties, healthcare, hernia, herniated, human, liver, medical, medicine, middle-aged, patient, post-op, post-operative, repair, repaired, scar, scars, skin, surgery, surgical, thoracotomy, thorax, white, woman