Penetrating chest trauma with a dagger: an appalling case at the emergency department
Journal Title: Current Thoracic Surgery - Year 2018, Vol 3, Issue 1
Abstract
Penetrating chest traumas constitute nearly one third of all chest traumas with a high high mortality and morbidity. Herein we present a 29-year-old male patient presented at the emergency department with a the penetrating thoracic trauma with a dagger. The management was reported in the light of relevant literature.
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Demet Yaldız, Yunus Türk
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