title: Chest tube entrapment: a simple solution for technical error.
abstract: Unrecognized chest tube entrapment by surgical closure is a technical error. We present a rare case of chest tube entrapment that was successfully treated with a simple and safe solution in an elderly man after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). We visualized the suture using a small endoscope through the chest tube and incised it with the help of thoracoscopic scissors. The tube was then removed without the need for surgical exploration.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart and Lung Centre, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Hairulfaizi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Haron
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart and Lung Centre, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Mohd Nursharmizam
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Baharudin
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart and Lung Centre, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Ishamudin
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ismail
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Anaesthesiology, Heart and Lung Centre, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Khairulamir
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zainuddin
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart and Lung Centre, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Electronic address: ramzisham@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Mohd Ramzisham
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Abdul Rahman
mesh_terms: D015505:Chest Tubes / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged