title: Video-assisted thoracoscopy in the diagnosis and treatment of stab wounds in the chest.
authors.affiliation: Sección de Cirugía Torácica, Hospital Santo Tomás, Panamá, República de Panamá. Electronic address: toravasc@cwpanama.net.
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Andrade-Alegre
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía Vascular Periférica, Hospital Santo Tomás, Panamá, República de Panamá
authors.forename: Norberto
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Donoso
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía General, Hospital Santo Tomás, Panamá, República de Panamá
authors.forename: Olivia
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: El-Achtar
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries; D003297:Cooking and Eating Utensils; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006491:Hemothorax / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D022125:Lacerations / Q000601:surgery; D055370:Lung Injury / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted; D013908:Thoracotomy; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*