title: [Videothoracoscopy and video-assisted surgical procedures in penetrating injuries of the thorax].
abstract: Diagnosis and treatment of the penetrating injury of the chest is quite difficult. In all types/sizes of hospitals/these injuries has to be immediately treated in surgery departments. Often decision about the optimal treatment of these injuries is quite difficult. In this paper experience with 37 cases of penetrated trauma is presented. Authors defined adequate criteria for selection of the chest tube, videothoracoscopy, video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS), emergency thoracotomy and thoracophrenolaparotomy.
authors.affiliation: I. chirurgická klinika 1. LF UK a VFN, Praha.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Demes
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cermák
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Výborný
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pesková
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zeman
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Krska
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rehák
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Trca
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Paul
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted; D013906:Thoracoscopy; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*