Rashid M A, Wikström T, Ortenwall P
Department of Vascular and Trauma Surgery, Sahlgrenska University Hospital/Ostra, Sweden.
Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1998 Dec;46(6):375-6. doi: 10.1055/s-2007-1013073.
Tube thoracostomy is an invasive and common procedure that is often life-saving, but by no means innocuous. We describe herein a case of chest trauma in which the chest tube crossed through the mediastinum between aorta and esophagus and penetrated the contralateral pleural cavity causing mild hemothorax. A literature search has failed to identify a similar case: the misplacement was detected in a control radiograph which led to early adjustment of the tube and no sequalae.
