Removal of a bullet in the pericardial cavity by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery

Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2012 Aug;15(2):297-8. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivs079. Epub 2012 May 17.

Abstract

The use of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) in dealing with thoracic trauma has been well established. VATS avoids a thoracotomy and offers excellent visualization of the entire pleural cavity. The removal of bullets from the pleural cavity using VATS has also been reported, but, to our knowledge, this is the first time a bullet has been removed from the pericardial cavity using VATS.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Accidents
  • Bronchoscopy
  • Foreign Bodies / diagnosis
  • Foreign Bodies / etiology
  • Foreign Bodies / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Thoracic Cavity / injuries
  • Thoracic Cavity / surgery
  • Thoracic Injuries / diagnosis
  • Thoracic Injuries / etiology
  • Thoracic Injuries / surgery*
  • Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Wounds, Gunshot / diagnosis
  • Wounds, Gunshot / etiology
  • Wounds, Gunshot / surgery*
  • Young Adult