Video of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) on a 16-year old who had been stabbed. The knife penetrated the diaphragm, lung and intercostal pedicle causing a haemopneumothorax. A chest drain was inserted by the trauma team. VATS was performed entirely through the stab and chest drain pre-existing wounds without extension.
Keywords: Diaphragm; Haemopneumothorax; Stabbing; Trauma; VATS.
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