Surgical treatment of post-traumatic tracheobronchial injuries: 14-year experience
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Surgical treatment of post-traumatic tracheobronchial injuries: 14-year experience.
OBJECTIVE Tracheobronchial injuries have different clinical pictures and high mortality unless aggressive treatment is used. We reviewed our surgical experience. METHODS The records of 32 patients from 1988 to 2002 were reviewed. Mean age was 22.3 years (range: 4-53). Three patients were female. Prominent symptoms were dyspnea, subcutaneous air and pneumothorax in chest X-rays. Associated inj...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
سال: 2002
ISSN: 1010-7940
DOI: 10.1016/s1010-7940(02)00591-2