2008, Number 1
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Rev Inst Nal Enf Resp Mex 2008; 21 (1)
Successful delayed repair of lung evisceration secondary to stab wound
García TR, Torrano ME, Medel LB
Language: English
References: 10
Page: 35-37
PDF size: 61.01 Kb.
ABSTRACT
Traumatic pulmonary evisceration has been rarely reported in the universal literature; delayed repair of this event carries, among other complications, the potential for thoracic empyema. We report a case of a large penetrating stab wound to the left hemithorax with lung exposure and contamination with
Staphylococcus aureus, successfully repaired 12 hours later.
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