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Published on: May 26, 2023
Removal of cardiothoracic war-related shrapnel using video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery
Mohammed Khalifa, Fikri M Abu-Zidan1, Navidul Khan
1Department of Surgery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, Al-Ain-UAE. fabuzidan@uaeu.ac.ae.
Abstract:
This is the first report in the literature to describe removing war-related cardiothoracic shrapnel using video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS). War blast caused penetrating thoracic and extremity injuries in 30-year-old man. He was referred to our hospital after stabilization. Magnetic resonance imaging was required to evaluate brachial plexus injury. Large, penetrating shrapnel fragment in the right posterior chest wall, retained shrapnel in apex of the right lung, and another fragment in the pericardium were removed using VATS in staged approach. Postoperative period was uneventful. VATS is useful in managing complex, war-related cardiothoracic injuries.
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