Open AccessMedical thoracoscopic cryoevacuation: A novel technique to manage retained hemothorax
Author(s) -
Arjun Srinivasan,
Mahadevan Sivaramakrishnan,
Vallandramam Pattabhiraman,
Vimala Vinod
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
lung india
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-598X
pISSN - 0970-2113
DOI - 10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_225_18
Subject(s) - hemothorax , medicine , thoracoscopy , blunt , presentation (obstetrics) , video assisted thoracoscopic surgery , surgery , pleural cavity , case presentation , complication , pneumothorax
Hemothorax is an important complication of blunt trauma chest. The presentation may be delayed, especially in elderly patients with multiple rib fractures. Delayed presentation can be associated with retained hemothorax where a simple chest drain is often insufficient to evacuate the pleural cavity. Video-assisted thoracoscopy surgery is often used to manage such patients in a minimally invasive manner. Here, we demonstrate a novel application of flexi-rigid thoracoscopy with CryoProbe ® for evacuation of retained hemothorax in an elderly woman through a subcentimeter incision.