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Review Case Reports
[Single-port VATS-assisted internal fixation of serial rib fractures].
- M T Berninger, F Kellermann, A Woltmann, V Bühren, and M Lang.
- BG Unfallklinik Murnau, Prof.-Küntscher-Str. 8, 82418, Murnau am Staffelsee, Deutschland. Markus.Berninger@bgu-murnau.de.
- Unfallchirurg. 2018 Apr 1; 121 (4): 335-338.
AbstractThis article describes the operative stabilization of a flail chest due to traumatic serial rib fractures with extensive chest wall deformation and respiratory insufficiency. Initial conservative treatment including systemic and regional pain management and non-invasive positive pressure ventilation did not improve the pain or ventilation. Therefore, a single-port video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) assisted internal fixation of the ribs was performed. The thoracoscopy enabled easy repositioning of the ribs and additionally an estimation of intrathoracic injuries.
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