[Combined gunshot injuries of the heart and lungs].
The authors present a case report of a 38-year-old man who suffered combined gunshot injuries of the heart and lungs from a small caliber gun. The gunshot resulted in combined injuries of a penetrating wound of the left lung, the right heart chambers and the right lung which were successfully managed despite a delay in surgery of several hours by pledget sutures of the heart wounds, wedge resection of the lingula and right lower lung lobectomy performed via a clamshell thoracotomy.
Abteilung für Herzchirurgie, Medizinische Fakultät Pilsen, Karls-Universität Prag, Universitätskrankenhaus Pilsen, Pilsen, Tschechische Republik.
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Škorpil
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Vodička
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Kohut
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Žídková
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Havelka
D000328:Adult; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D055370:Lung Injury / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000379:methods*; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*