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Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery in Penetrating Chest Trauma

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Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) has gained a place of choice in the surgical management of thoracic injuries since 1991. It is an efficient and safe procedure to assess and manage chest trauma. In specific indications of chest trauma, VATS is associated with decreased morbidity and mortality, and shortened hospital stay. Because in trauma patients, VATS is sometimes more challenging than in elective surgery, outcome is strongly related to precise indications and a good thoracoscopic expertise. But remember at all times: Hemodynamic instability is an absolute contraindication for VATS.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Ecole du Val de Grâce, Paris, France

    François Pons, Federico Gonzalez & Jean Philippe Arigon

  2. Department of Thoracic and General Surgery, Percy Military Hospital, 101 avenue Henri Barbusse, 92140, Clamart, Paris, France

    François Pons, Federico Gonzalez & Jean Philippe Arigon

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  1. Dept. Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Fruit Street 55, Boston, 02114, Massachusetts, USA

    George C. Velmahos

  2. Medical School, Dept. Surgery, University of Witwatersrand, York Road 7, Johannesburg, 2193, South Africa

    Elias Degiannis

  3. Klinik für Viszeral-, Thorax- und, Gefäßchirurgie, Univ.Klinikum Marburg, Baldingerstraße, Marburg, 35043, Germany

    Dietrich Doll

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Pons, F., Gonzalez, F., Arigon, J.P. (2012). Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery in Penetrating Chest Trauma. In: Velmahos, G., Degiannis, E., Doll, D. (eds) Penetrating Trauma. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-20453-1_19

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