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Case report. Video-assisted thoracic surgery in diagnosis and treatment of chest trauma

John P. Hurley, J. McCarthy, Amanda Ernst Wood

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SummaryThree cases of thoracic trauma are described and the utility of video-assisted thoracic surgery in blunt and penetrating chest injuries is discussed. We list as its chief advantages its diagnostic and therapeutic capability combined with minimal procedure-related morbidity.

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Key concepts: Thoracic trauma, Medicine, Blunt, Surgery, Cardiothoracic surgery, Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery, Radiology, Chest surgery