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KMID : 0364020170500050399
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Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2017 Volume.50 No. 5 p.399 ~ p.402
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Successful Tractotomy Technique for a Penetrating Lung Injury in a Patient with One Lung
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Kang Dong-Hoon
Park Hyun-Oh
Moon Sung-Ho
Jang In-Seok
Byun Jung-Hoon
Kim Sung-Hwan
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Abstract
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We report the case of a patient with penetrating chest trauma (right chest) who had undergone a left pneumonectomy due to pulmonary tuberculosis 24 years ago. We performed an emergent thoracotomy, finding an opening of the penetrating wound in a lower-lobe basal segment of the right lung. A stapled tractotomy was performed along the tract. Bleeding control and air-leakage control was done easily and rapidly. The patient was discharged without any complications on the seventh day of admission. Tractotomy can be a good option for treating penetrating lung injuries in patients with limited lung function who need emergent surgery.
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KEYWORD
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Lung injury, Trauma, Foreign body
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