Management of a Rare Case of Firecracker Thoracic Injury with Empyema

Management of a Rare Case of Firecracker Thoracic Injury with Empyema

Firecracker thoracic injuries are rare but critical, often requiring multidisciplinary management. We report a case of a teenage male patient who presented with hemothorax and empyema due to a firecracker-related chest wall injury. Initial management involved tube thoracostomy; however, the patient...

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Main Authors: Prashant Kothari, Rajat Piplani, Poonam Sherwani, Yogendra Kumar Yogesh, Vyas Kumar Rathaur
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2025-05-01
Series:Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons
Subjects:
empyema
firecracker injury
hemopneumothorax
thoracic injury
thoracoscopic decortication
Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jiaps.jiaps_294_24
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