title: Emergency video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for haemopneumothorax and diaphragm repair after stabbing, performed through pre-existing wounds.
abstract: Video of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) on a 16-year old who had been stabbed. The knife penetrated the diaphragm, lung and intercostal pedicle causing a haemopneumothorax. A chest drain was inserted by the trauma team. VATS was performed entirely through the stab and chest drain pre-existing wounds without extension.
authors.affiliation: Papworth Hospital, Cambridge University Health Partners, Cambridge, UK.
authors.forename: Aman
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Coonar
authors.affiliation: University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
authors.forename: Laurence
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Orchard
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D015505:Chest Tubes; D003964:Diaphragm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D004630:Emergencies; D006468:Hemopneumothorax / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Diaphragm; Haemopneumothorax; Stabbing; Trauma; VATS