Removal of an impaled knife under thoracoscopic guidance.
Thoracoscopy is being increasingly utilized in stable patients to manage both blunt and penetrating injuries. The case of a patient who presented with a knife impaled in the chest is reported. The knife was able to be removed under thoracoscopic guidance, avoiding thoracotomy.
Isenburg
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ICU Emanuel Hospital, Portland, USA.
Jackson
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Karmy-Jones
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies; D006801:Humans; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D013906:Thoracoscopy; D013909:Thorax