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Unrecognized blunt tracheal trauma with massive pneumomediastinum and tension pneumothorax

Blunt neck trauma with an associated laryngotracheal injury is rare. We report a patient with blunt neck trauma who came to the emergency room and was sent to ward without realizing the seriousness of the situation. He presented later with respiratory distress and an anesthesiologist was called in f...

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Autores principales: Shetty, Nanda, Krishna, H M, Varghese, Elsa, Subhashree, J, Gupta, Arushi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications Pvt Ltd 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3161476/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21897522
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-9185.83696