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Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg · Jan 2014
Case ReportsVideo-assisted thoracoscopic resection of fractured ribs to prevent descending aorta injury in patient with chest trauma.
- Soichiro Funaki, Masayoshi Inoue, Masato Minami, and Meinoshin Okumura.
- Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.
- Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2014 Jan 1;20(2):173-4.
AbstractBlunt chest trauma frequently leads to various complications such as pneumothorax, hemothorax, and lung contusion. Since neighboring organ injury caused by a rib fracture with chest trauma could be fatal when a great vessel is involved, immediate diagnosis and treatment including surgery are important. Here, we present a case of chest trauma, in which we performed video-assisted thoracoscopic rib resection to prevent injury to the descending aorta by the fractured rib tip.
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