@article{ref1,
title="Complete tracheal rupture after a failed suicide attempt",
journal="Annals of thoracic surgery",
year="2004",
author="Costache, Victor S. and Renaud, Claire and Brouchet, Laurent and Toma, Tudor and Le Balle, François and Berjaud, Jean and Dahan, Marcel",
volume="77",
number="4",
pages="1422-1423",
abstract="Tracheal rupture is life-threatening and its management poses a considerable challenge to both anesthesiologists and surgeons. We report the case of a 44-year-old patient with a complete tracheal rupture after a failed suicide attempt by hanging. A rare bilateral injury of the laryngeal nerves was associated. An original tracheal intubation was performed using the video unit for thoracoscopy. The severity of the lesions required the placement of a tracheostomy cannula after the tracheal repair. The postoperative course was uneventful. The patient was discharged on the 12th day, with a remaining moderate dysphonia.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0003-4975",
doi="10.1016/S0003-4975(03)01273-6",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0003-4975(03)01273-6"
}