Open AccessRemoval of an Impaled Knife under Thoracoscopic Guidance
Author(s) -
Seth Isenburg,
Nicole R. Jackson,
Riyad Karmy-Jones
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
canadian respiratory journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.675
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1916-7245
pISSN - 1198-2241
DOI - 10.1155/2008/452421
Subject(s) - medicine , thoracoscopy , thoracotomy , blunt , surgery , video assisted thoracoscopic surgery , general surgery
Thoracoscopy is being increasingly utilized in stable patients to manage both blunt and penetrating injuries. The case of a patient who presented with a knife impaled in the chest is reported. The knife was able to be removed under thoracoscopic guidance, avoiding thoracotomy.
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