Removal of cardiothoracic war-related shrapnel using video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery

Mohammed Khalifa; Fikri M. Abu-Zidan; Navidul Khan; Edward Black

doi:10.5505/tjtes.2016.67378

Removal of cardiothoracic war-related shrapnel using video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery

Mohammed Khalifa, Fikri M. Abu-Zidan, Navidul Khan, Edward Black

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	348-350
Number of pages	3
Journal	Ulusal Travma ve Acil Cerrahi Dergisi
Volume	23
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5505/tjtes.2016.67378
Publication status	Published - Jul 2017

Keywords

Blast
Shrapnel
Video assisted thoracoscopy
War

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Surgery
Emergency Medicine
Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

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Removal of cardiothoracic war-related shrapnel using video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery

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