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Thorac Cardiovasc Surg · Aug 1999
Case ReportsValue of video-assisted thoracic surgery in traumatic extrapleural hematoma.
- M A Rashid.
- Department of Surgery, Ryhov Hospital, Jönköping, Sweden.
- Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1999 Aug 1;47(4):255-7.
AbstractThe current article reports on a rare case recently experienced, in which a medially displaced extrapleural fat layer with parietal pleura, revealed by CT scan of the chest, was a sign of traumatic extrapleural hematoma. Video-assisted thoracic surgery was not suited to approaching and managing the extrapleural hematoma, so that a limited thoracotomy was mandatory. Extrapleural hematoma should be considered a relative major contraindication to video-assisted thoracic surgery.
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