Removal of an Impaled Knife under Thoracoscopic Guidance
Thoracoscopy is being increasingly utilized in stable patients to manage both blunt and penetrating injuries. The case of a patient who presented with a knife impaled in the chest is reported. The knife was able to be removed under thoracoscopic guidance, avoiding thoracotomy.
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| description | Thoracoscopy is being increasingly utilized in stable patients to manage both blunt and penetrating injuries. The case of a patient who presented with a knife impaled in the chest is reported. The knife was able to be removed under thoracoscopic guidance, avoiding thoracotomy. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-98d54541ba6848ba8f4aefd09785030d2025-08-20T03:37:23ZengWileyCanadian Respiratory Journal1198-22412008-01-01151394010.1155/2008/452421Removal of an Impaled Knife under Thoracoscopic GuidanceSeth Isenburg0Nicole Jackson1Riyad Karmy-Jones2Trauma/Intensive Care Unit, Emanuel Hospital, Portland, Oregon, USADivision of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Southwest Washington Medical Center, Vancouver, Washington, USATrauma/Intensive Care Unit, Emanuel Hospital, Portland, Oregon, USAThoracoscopy is being increasingly utilized in stable patients to manage both blunt and penetrating injuries. The case of a patient who presented with a knife impaled in the chest is reported. The knife was able to be removed under thoracoscopic guidance, avoiding thoracotomy.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/452421 |
| spellingShingle | Seth Isenburg Nicole Jackson Riyad Karmy-Jones Removal of an Impaled Knife under Thoracoscopic Guidance Canadian Respiratory Journal |
| title | Removal of an Impaled Knife under Thoracoscopic Guidance |
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| title_short | Removal of an Impaled Knife under Thoracoscopic Guidance |
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