The management of disease progression or late presentation is controversial. Open thoracotomy and decortication is perceived to be synonymous with protracted recovery and prolonged hospitalisation.

Heavy duty shears were placed through the thoracostomy and used to cut through muscle and sternum thus making a large clamshell thoracotomy. With the chest open the pericardium was visualised as a ...

Second ipsilateral pneumothorax. First contralateral pneumothorax. Synchronous bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax. Persistent air leak (despite 5–7 days of chest tube drainage) or failure of lung ...

We report an unusual case of survival after emergency department clamshell thoracotomy for penetrating thoracic trauma with cardiac tamponade in a 23-year-old man with multiple stab wounds on the ...

Chest tubes are placed to drain fluid or air that accumulates. A thoracoscopic diaphragm plication is similar to the open technique. Two or three small incisions are made and ports are placed, in ...

Post-operative pain is commonly experienced across various surgeries, with open thoracotomy procedures being particularly associated with chronic ... Kamal Kant Kohli Dr Kamal Kant Kohli-MBBS, DTCD- a ...