Abstract
Gunshot wounds, and in particular chest gunshot wounds, are becoming a growing problem in daily practice at many hospitals. Many authors propose a conservative attitude in certain cases. We present a patient with a chest gunshot wound successfully solved under conservative means and videothoracoscopic removal of the bullet.
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Robin-Lersundi, A., HernandoTrancho, F., Calatayud Gastardi, J. et al. Penetrating chest gunshot wounds . Surg Endosc 17, 1677 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-003-4218-9
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