Ahsan Iqbal Cheema, Ahmed Hasan Banjar, Salem Al Amari.
Massive hemothorax due to penetrating chest trauma: treated by minimally invasive surgery.
Pak J Chest Med Jan ;20(1):47-9.

Penetrating chest trauma may be associated by massive hemothorax. Exploratory Thoracotomy is the standard of care. In exceptional cases minimally invasive approach can be life saving. We report a case where this approach was chosen primarily. Right IMA injury was the cause of bleeding into the right pleural cavity.

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