Friehs G B, Smolle-Jüttner F M, Pinter H, Kohek P
Department Thoraxchirurgie und Hyperbare Chirurgie, Universitätsklinik für Chirurgie, Graz, Osterreich.
Helv Chir Acta. 1990 Apr;56(6):807-16.
Diagnosis, pathophysiology, clinical course, indication for and technique of operative procedure are described for treatment of flail chest, pneumothorax, hematothorax, lung rupture and contusion, and for tracheobronchial injuries. A simple "finger-troicart" technique for thoracocentesis and chest tube is mentioned as well as the value of early and simultaneous fiberoptic exploration of the trachea, bronchi and esophagus.
