A role for video assisted thoracoscopy in stable penetrating chest trauma

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 386-387

  Hanvesakul, Rajesh ^a   Momin, A ^a   Gee, M J ^a   Marrinan, M T ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LUNG CONTUSION; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; THORACOSCOPY; THORACOTOMY; THORAX PENETRATING TRAUMA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; THORACIC INJURIES; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; WOUNDS, STAB;

EID: 18744400304     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2003.014076     Document Type: Article

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