Robot-assisted thoracoscopic repair of tracheal gunshot wound.
Trauma Case Rep
; 51: 101023, 2024 Jun.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-38665927
ABSTRACT
A 23-year-old man suffered two gunshot wounds and upon arrival to the emergency room was found on imaging to have a large pneumothorax with considerable subcutaneous emphysema. Intubation and placement of bilateral chest tubes did not improve the patient's oxygenation; bronchoscopy revealed a 1 cm tracheal defect in the membranous wall 4 cm proximal to the carina. The patient underwent robot-assisted primary repair of the tracheal injury with a #3-0 PDS Stratafix barbed suture buttressed with an intercostal muscle flap. The patient was discharged in good condition on post-operative day 17, with follow-up bronchoscopy showing complete healing of the trachea.
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MEDLINE
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En
Journal:
Trauma Case Rep
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States
Country of publication:
Netherlands