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Laparoscopic transdiaphragmatic diagnostic pericardial window in the hemodynamically stable patient with penetrating chest trauma

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We report two cases of laparoscopically performed transdiaphragmatic diagnostic pericardial window following diagnostic laparoscopy for a penetrating wound to the central anterior thorax below the sixth intercostal space. In the hemodynamically stable patient, this approach permits evaluation of the diaphragm, abdominal viscera, and pericardial space using a single, minimally invasive surgical technique.

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  1. Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, 3400 Spruce Street, 3 Maloney Building, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA, US

    D. J. McMahon, R. F. Sing, W. S. Hoff & C. W. Schwab

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  1. D. J. McMahon
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Received: 20 September 1995/Accepted: 24 April 1996

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McMahon, D., Sing, R., Hoff, W. et al. Laparoscopic transdiaphragmatic diagnostic pericardial window in the hemodynamically stable patient with penetrating chest trauma. Surg Endosc 11, 474–475 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004649900394

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