Video-assisted thoracoscopy in the evaluation of penetrating thoracic trauma

Waller, D.A.; Hasan, A.; Bouboulis, N.; Morritt, G.N.; Forty, J.

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England 78(5): 463-465

1996


ISSN/ISBN: 0035-8843
PMID: 8881733
Document Number: 462517
The management of patients who present with penetrating thoracic trauma but are haemodynamically stable may be subjective and imprecise. We report our initial experience with the use of video-assisted thoracoscopy in a series of five patients in whom accurate assessment was achieved and unnecessary thoracotomy avoided.

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