title: Thoracoscopy for Trauma.
abstract: Thoracoscopy has numerous applications for both diagnosis and treatment in thoracic trauma. It is excellent for the diagnosis of diaphragmatic injuries, mediastinal evaluation, and the assessment of persistent air-leak. It offers therapeutic intervention for diaphragmatic lacerations, thoracic bleeding in stable patients, evacuation of residual hemothorax, air-leaks, and the prevention and treatment of empyema. Judiciously applied, it is a powerful tool in the armamentarium of the trauma surgeon.
authors.affiliation: Division of Trauma, Critical Care and Emergency Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA. rivatury@hsc.vcu.edu.|Division of Trauma, Critical Care and Emergency Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, 23298, USA. rivatury@hsc.vcu.edu.
authors.forename: Rao R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Ivatury
keywords: Clotted hemothorax; Diaphragmatic injury; Empyema; Thoracoscopy
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