A chest tube translocating the posterior mediastinum: A strange case of malpositioning without complication or injury

Malpositioning of a chest tube is a recognised complication of chest tube insertion. However, cases involving the mediastinum comprise only a fraction of such occurrences, while the complete translocation of the tube through the medisastinum is only noted in three published cases. This case report d...

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Main Authors: E.T. Almas, E. Gartman, MD FCCP, B. Casserly, MB.BCh.BAO (Honours) MRCPi FCCP
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007118301813