Chest tube entrapment: a simple solution for technical error

Haron H 1 , Baharudin MN 1 , Ismail I 1 , Zainuddin K 2 , Abdul Rahman MR 3

Affiliations 

  • 1 Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart and Lung Centre, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 2 Division of Cardiothoracic Anaesthesiology, Heart and Lung Centre, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 3 Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart and Lung Centre, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Electronic address: ramzisham@hotmail.com
Ann Thorac Surg, 2014 Jun;97(6):2166-7.
PMID: 24882295 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.07.129

Abstract

Unrecognized chest tube entrapment by surgical closure is a technical error. We present a rare case of chest tube entrapment that was successfully treated with a simple and safe solution in an elderly man after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). We visualized the suture using a small endoscope through the chest tube and incised it with the help of thoracoscopic scissors. The tube was then removed without the need for surgical exploration.

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