Videothoracoscopy

Wong, Michael S.; Tsoi, Edmund K. M.; Henderson, Vernon J.; Hirvela, Elsa R.; Forest, C. T.; Smith, R. Stephen; Fry, William R.; Organ, Claude H.

doi:10.1007/bf00188355

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“…Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is a well-established technique in acute or delayed setting in traumatized patients with persistent bleeding, air leak, retained haemothorax or empyema [3]. Most Authors recommend that patients should be clinically stable to undergo VATS instead of thoracotomy [4-6]. …”

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Massive right hemothorax as the source of hemorrhagic shock after laparoscopic cholecystectomy - case report of a rare intraoperative complication

Rapicetta¹,

Massimiliano²,

Ricchetti³

et al. 2011

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A 62-year old man was referred to our institution in hemorrhagic shock after a laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis, performed at an outside hospital. A chest X-ray revealed a right-sided massive pleural effusion. Urgent surgical exploration was performed through a video-assisted mini-thoracotomy which revealed active bleeding from a pleural adherence. Successful hemostasis was achieved intraoperatively and the patient had an uneventful recovery. In absence of intra-abdominal hemorrhage, a hemothorax should be considered as a potential source of major bleeding in patients who develop symptoms of hypovolemia after laparoscopic surgery.

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Massive right hemothorax as the source of hemorrhagic shock after laparoscopic cholecystectomy - case report of a rare intraoperative complication

Rapicetta¹,

Massimiliano²,

Ricchetti³

et al. 2011

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“…VATS is increasingly used as the initial management for posttraumatic RHTX because of its minimally invasive approach. Numerous studies have confirmed its safety and efficacy in the trauma setting, and all have demonstrated equivalent or superior outcomes with VATS compared with thoracotomy or nonoperative management [7, 9, 11–14, 17, 22–27] Although success with delayed VATS has been reported up to 46 days, most studies advocate early thoracoscopic intervention [13]. The precise definition of “early” varies from author to author and has been used to describe VATS that have been performed 2, 3, 5, or even 10 days after initial chest tube placement [7, 11–14, 17, 25].…”

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confidence: 99%