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Thoracoscopic retrieval of foreign bodies after penetrating chest trauma
J P Bartek1, A Grasch, S R Hazelrigg
1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield 62794-1312, USA.
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
|June 1, 1997
Abstract:
Video-assisted thoracic surgery or thoracoscopy has proved to be valuable in many settings in thoracic surgery. The use of video-assisted thoracic surgery in trauma has been limited, especially with respect to penetrating trauma. We report the use of thoracoscopy to remove intrathoracic fragments of glass and avert the need for a thoracotomy.