Video-Assisted Minithoracotomy for Pulmonary Laceration with a Massive Hemothorax
Severe intrathoracic hemorrhage from pulmonary parenchyma is the most serious complication of pulmonary laceration after blunt trauma requiring immediate surgical hemostasis through open thoracotomy. The safety and efficacy of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) techniques for this life-thre...
Main Authors: | Hideki Ota, Hideki Kawai, Shuntaro Togashi, Tsubasa Matsuo |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2014-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Emergency Medicine |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/454970 |
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