@article{ref1,
title="Late intrathoracic tracheal stricture after blunt chest trauma: a rare life-threatening condition",
journal="Annals of thoracic surgery",
year="2016",
author="Chaudhry, Ikram and Aldulaijan, Fozan W. and Alhajji, Zahra and Cheema, Ahsan and Mutairi, Hadi",
volume="101",
number="2",
pages="766-769",
abstract="Tracheal injury after blunt chest trauma is a rare but life-threatening condition. If diagnosed and treated early, the outcome is excellent. We report a case of an 18-year-old man who sustained a fracture of the right femur in a traffic accident. He underwent operation under spinal anesthesia and was discharged home after 2 weeks. Six weeks later, he was readmitted with acute respiratory distress, stridor, and drowsiness. Arterial blood gas analysis showed hypercarbia (Pco2 of 80 mm Hg; Po2 of 60 mm Hg). He was intubated with difficulty and ventilated. A computed tomographic (CT) scan of the chest showed a very tight supracarinal tracheal stricture. Emergency surgical resection of the tracheal stricture was performed, and an end-to-end anastomosis was fashioned. The patient had an excellent recovery.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0003-4975",
doi="10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.04.101",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.04.101"
}