Citation

Yu PSY, Chan HHM, Lau RWH, Capili FG, Underwood MJ, Wan IYP. J. Thorac. Dis. 2016; 8(8): 2247-2251.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Pioneer Bioscience)

DOI

10.21037/jtd.2016.07.05

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) is widely adopted in acute management of patient with thoracic trauma, but its use in penetrating thoracic injuries with retained foreign bodies were rarely reported. We described three of such cases using VATS as the first line approach. Identification of injuries, control of bleeders, clot evacuation, resection of damaged lung parenchyma and safe retrieval of foreign bodies were all performed via complete VATS within short operative time. Patient were uneventfully discharged during early post-operative period. We suggest that, for haemodynamically stable patients, VATS offers a safe and minimally-invasive alternative to conventional thoracotomy for penetrating thoracic injury with retained foreign bodies. © Journal of Thoracic Disease. All rights reserved.

Language: en

Keywords

adult; human; suicide; male; case report; patient safety; alcohol intoxication; falling; hospital discharge; computer assisted tomography; postoperative period; foreign body; knife cut; thorax radiography; Article; hemostasis; thorax penetrating trauma; operation duration; minimally invasive surgery; Thoracic trauma; lung resection; video assisted thoracoscopic surgery; Retained foreign body; Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS)