Therapeutic approach in hemodynamically stable transmediastinal gunshot wounds

BAYRAM, AHMET; BİÇER, MURAT; Ercan, Abduelkadir; GEBİTEKİN, CENGİZ

Therapeutic approach in hemodynamically stable transmediastinal gunshot wounds

BAYRAM A. S., BİÇER M., Ercan A., GEBİTEKİN C.

ULUSAL TRAVMA VE ACIL CERRAHI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF TRAUMA & EMERGENCY SURGERY, cilt.15, sa.2, ss.194-197, 2009 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 15 Sayı: 2
Basım Tarihi: 2009
Dergi Adı: ULUSAL TRAVMA VE ACIL CERRAHI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF TRAUMA & EMERGENCY SURGERY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.194-197
Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Transmediastinal gunshot wounds may result in damage to the heart, large blood vessels, esophagus or lung. In hemodynamically stable patients, diagnostic examinations have critical importance and the preferred therapies still have unresolved points. In this paper, we present our experience with five patients, three of whom were operated for transmediastinal gunshot wounds after diagnostic tests; all were hemodynamically stable. Before deciding on operation, diagnostic tests should be performed in hemodynamically stable patients with transmediastinal gunshot wounds.