Video-assisted thoracoscopic removal of foreign bodies from the pleural cavity.
Video-assisted thoracoscopy is a minimally invasive surgical technique. It is the procedure of choice for the treatment of certain lung and pleural diseases. It has been increasingly used in the acute phase of thoracic trauma. Another indication for its use, which is rarely described in the literature, is for the removal of retained intrathoracic foreign bodies. We report the cases of two hemodynamically stable gunshot victims in whom the bullet was removed from the pleural cavity through video-assisted thoracoscopy, thereby avoiding the need for thoracotomy.
Marsico
Giovanni Antonio
GA
Andaraí General Hospital/Ministry of Health, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. marsicog@gbl.com.br
Almeida
André Luiz de
AL
Azevedo
Dirceo Edson de
DE
Venturini
Gustavo Carvalho
GC
Azevedo
Alexandre Edson de
AE
Marsico
Paula Dos Santos
Pdos S
D000328:Adult; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D035422:Pleural Cavity; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications*