Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery in a Case of Blunt Chest Trauma
Jainam Mehta *
General Surgery Department, PDU Civil Hospital, Rajkot, India.
Jignesh Dave
General Surgery Department, PDU Civil Hospital, Rajkot, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS), like other minimally invasive procedures, offers clear benefits such as reduced surgical trauma, faster recovery, shorter hospital stays, lower healthcare costs, and quicker return to work. This last advantage—an earlier return to employment—is particularly significant in developing countries. However, despite these benefits, minimally invasive techniques like VATS are still not widely adopted in trauma surgery within many developing regions, largely due to various challenges. In this report, we present a case where VATS was effectively utilized to manage a pleural effusion resulting from a chest injury caused by an assault.
Keywords: Pleural effusion, video assisted thoracoscopy, assaulted chest injury