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Lung injury with pleuropericardial rupture successfully treated by video-assisted thoracoscopy: case report
U Hermansson1, I Konstantinov, S Träff
1Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden.
The Journal of Trauma
|June 1, 1996
Abstract:
We present a case of lung injury with pleuropericardial rupture resulting from blunt chest trauma. A conclusive diagnosis and successful treatment was achieved by video-assisted thoracoscopy. The value of diagnostic modalities and the role of video-assisted thoracoscopy in the management of these challenging patients are discussed.