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. 2024 Sep;21(3):177-180.
doi: 10.5114/kitp.2024.143456. Epub 2024 Sep 24.

Retained broken beer bottle following penetrating thoracic trauma: challenges in diagnosis and treatment dilemma

Konstantinos Grapatsas  1 , Petraq Mustaqe  2 , Agron Dogjani  3 , Benjamin Ehle  4 , Emmanuil Dimopoulos  5 , Anastasia Papaporfyriou  6 , Michail Galanis  7 , Athanasios Papatriantafyllou  8 , Francesk Mulita  9 , Efstratios Koletsis  10 , Levan Tchabashvili  9 , Elias Liolis  11 , Konstantinos Tasios  9 , Andreas Antzoulas  9 , Dimitrios Litsas  12 , Manfred Dahm  8 , Vasileios Leivaditis  8
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Retained broken beer bottle following penetrating thoracic trauma: challenges in diagnosis and treatment dilemma

Konstantinos Grapatsas et al. Kardiochir Torakochirurgia Pol. 2024 Sep.
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Figure 1
Figure 1
A – Schematic representation of the injury mechanism illustrating the penetration of the thoracic cavity by a sharp broken bottle. B – Sagittal reconstruction of the CT scan reveals the residual broken glass fragment in the thoracic cavity (arrow)
Figure 2
Figure 2
A – 3D reconstruction depicting the location of the retained broken glass foreign body in the thoracic cavity (arrow). B – Transverse CT scan view displaying the penetrating injury in the anterior thoracic wall (arrow). C – Intraoperatively observed intrathoracic glass fragment during thoracoscopy
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