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The case of this 32-year-old man illustrates the value of computer tomography (CT) in the assessment of chest trauma, in particular, CT angiogram. Most chest trauma may be managed with intercostal drain insertion, with no need for surgery.
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Havelock T, Teoh R, Laws D, Gleeson F. Pleural procedures and thoracic ultrasound: British Thoracic Society pleural disease guideline 2010. Thorax. 2010;65(Suppl. 2):ii61–76.
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Braslavsky, A. et al. (2017). Chest Trauma. In: Zarka, S., Lerner, A. (eds) Complicated War Trauma and Care of the Wounded . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-53339-1_10
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