MASSIVE HEMOTHORAX DUE TO PENETRATING CHEST TRAUMA: TREATED BY MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY

Ahsan Iqbal Cheema; Ahmed Hasan Banjar; Salem Al Amari

MASSIVE HEMOTHORAX DUE TO PENETRATING CHEST TRAUMA: TREATED BY MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY

Authors

Ahsan Iqbal Cheema
Ahmed Hasan Banjar
Salem Al Amari

Keywords:

Massive Hemothorax, Internal Mammary Artery, Minimally Invasive Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS).

Abstract

Penetrating chest trauma may be associated by massive hemothorax. Exploratory Thoracotomy is the standard of care. In exceptional cases minimally invasive approach can be life saving. We report a case where this approach was chosen primarily. Right IMA injury was the cause of bleeding into the right pleural cavity.

Published

2015-05-22

How to Cite

Cheema, A. I., Banjar, A. H., & Amari, S. A. (2015). MASSIVE HEMOTHORAX DUE TO PENETRATING CHEST TRAUMA: TREATED BY MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY. Pakistan Journal of Chest Medicine, 20(1). Retrieved from https://www.pjcm.net/index.php/pjcm/article/view/35