Abstract
We present a series in which videothoracoscopy was used to evaluate and manage patients after thoracic trauma. We used this technique in 11 patients with thoracic injuries. We describe 5 representative cases. It was used successfully in 10 of 11 patients. Indications included evaluation of ongoing hemothorax, evacuation of clotted hemothorax and empyema, and decortication for persistent airleak. Etiologies included blunt trauma, stab wounds, and gunshot wounds.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 295-300 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Journal of laparoendoscopic surgery |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Oct 1994 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
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Sosa, J. L., Puente, I., Lemasters, L., Ginzburg, E., Sleeman, D., McKenney, M., & Martin, L. (1994). Videothoracoscopy in Trauma: Early Experience. Journal of laparoendoscopic surgery, 4(5), 295-300. https://doi.org/10.1089/lps.1994.4.295