[Surgical management of type III thoracic shotgun injury].
Reporting the case of a short-range severe thoracic shotgun injury the differentiated management of this trauma is discussed. Indication for operative exploration under emergency conditions is hemorrhagic shock, perforation of esophagus/stomach and pericardial tamponade. Even under a toxicological point of view there is no indication for emergency revisions.
Abteilung für Unfallchirurgie, Zentrum für Chirurgie, Universitätsklinikum, Essen, GHS.
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D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D007855:Lead Poisoning / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D012771:Shock, Hemorrhagic / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000145:classification* / Q000601:surgery*; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000145:classification* / Q000601:surgery*
Chirurgisches Management des thorakalen Schrotschusses Typ III.