Medical thoracoscopic cryoevacuation: A novel technique to manage retained hemothorax

Medical thoracoscopic cryoevacuation: A novel technique to manage retained hemothorax

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....

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Main Authors: Arjun Srinivasan, Mahadevan Sivaramakrishnan, Vallandramam R Pattabhiraman, V G Vinod
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Lung India
Subjects:
Blunt trauma chest
cryoextraction
medical thoracoscopy
retained hemothorax
Online Access:http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2019;volume=36;issue=4;spage=356;epage=359;aulast=Srinivasan

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