Lateral approach of exploratory laparotomy through the open chest wall injury
A combined laparotomy and thoracotomy is required in a few trauma patients. The anterior approach is a standard procedure used in such cases; however, a different approach may be required. Recently, we managed a patient who presented with a crush injury to the left side of his chest with associated...
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doaj-3fb12ec679604d5baef724e9b9e5c2c32020-11-24T20:58:33ZengElsevierTrauma Case Reports2352-64402018-12-01185255Lateral approach of exploratory laparotomy through the open chest wall injuryJonghwan Moon0Byung Hee Kang1Division of Trauma Surgery, Department of Surgery, Ajou University School of Medicine, Republic of KoreaCorresponding author at: Division of Trauma Surgery, Department of Surgery, Ajou University School of Medicine, 206 Worldcup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea.; Division of Trauma Surgery, Department of Surgery, Ajou University School of Medicine, Republic of KoreaA combined laparotomy and thoracotomy is required in a few trauma patients. The anterior approach is a standard procedure used in such cases; however, a different approach may be required. Recently, we managed a patient who presented with a crush injury to the left side of his chest with associated bowel herniation. We performed the operation with the lateral approach, and even the laparotomy was performed though the rupture wound in the diaphragm. The operation could be successfully completed without changing the patient's position or creating an additional incision. Although the patient recovered well postoperatively, lateral approach for laparotomy had some limitations. Keywords: Wounds and injuries, Laparotomy, Diaphragm, Thoraxhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352644018300451 |
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Lateral approach of exploratory laparotomy through the open chest wall injury |
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A combined laparotomy and thoracotomy is required in a few trauma patients. The anterior approach is a standard procedure used in such cases; however, a different approach may be required. Recently, we managed a patient who presented with a crush injury to the left side of his chest with associated bowel herniation. We performed the operation with the lateral approach, and even the laparotomy was performed though the rupture wound in the diaphragm. The operation could be successfully completed without changing the patient's position or creating an additional incision. Although the patient recovered well postoperatively, lateral approach for laparotomy had some limitations. Keywords: Wounds and injuries, Laparotomy, Diaphragm, Thorax |
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