Two Cases of Bronchial Injury in Patients with Blunt Chest Trauma

Traumatic bronchial injury (TBI) is rare and often fatal, usually a result of blunt or penetrating chest trauma. Clinical manifestations of TBI include pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum, subcutaneous emphysema and continuous air leakage despite thoracostomy with negative pressure. However, TBI is init...

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Published in:	Journal of Acute Care Surgery
Main Authors:	Hong Joo Seo, Kyung Hoon Sun, Sun Pyo Kim
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Korean Society of Acute Care Surgery 2017-04-01
Subjects:	bronchi thoracic injuries mediastinal emphysema pneumothorax
Online Access:	http://www.jacs.or.kr/upload/pdf/jacs-7-39.pdf