Application of the Clamshell Thoracotomy in an Infant with a Large Mediastinal Tumor

Historically it was recommended for emergency thoracotomy in thoracic trauma as the last resort when there was cardiopulmonary arrest. Nowadays, the only indications are lung transplantation and huge mediastinal masses. We report the use of a clamshell thoracotomy in a 7-month-old boy with a large a...

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Autores principales: Bendre, Pradnya S., Banerjee, Arka, Munghate, Gayatri, Karkera, Parag Janardhan, Bodhanwala, Minnie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2023
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10185027/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37197234
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jiaps.jiaps_91_22
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Sumario:Historically it was recommended for emergency thoracotomy in thoracic trauma as the last resort when there was cardiopulmonary arrest. Nowadays, the only indications are lung transplantation and huge mediastinal masses. We report the use of a clamshell thoracotomy in a 7-month-old boy with a large anterior mediastinal mass extending into the bilateral thoracic cavities.

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