Paediatric penetrating thoraco-abdominal injury: Role of minimallly invasive surgery

Abstract

We report two cases of penetrating thoraco-abdominal injuries who presented to our trauma centre. One with stab to lower left chest and the other one had pallet injury to right upper abdomen. The clinical presentation, radiological investigations and operative intervention are reviewed.

Keywords

• Laparoscopy
• minimally invasive
• penetrating injuries
• thoraco-abdominal