@article{ref1,
title="Blunt external trauma to the trachea: report of two cases",
journal="B-ENT",
year="2005",
author="Almasi, M. and Andrasovska, M. and Koval, J.",
volume="1",
number="2",
pages="93-96",
abstract="We present two cases of blunt external trauma to the trachea. The first was a 19-year-old man who had suffered rupture of the first tracheal ring as a consequence of attempting suicide by hanging from a cable. The second was an 11-year-old boy who fell from a bicycle and struck his neck against the handlebars. Fracture of the second tracheal ring was found at surgery. Both cases were treated by primary repair. A surgical exploration is essential in the case of subcutaneous emphysema, even if no respiratory distress is present and a radiological evaluation is negative. Follow up, according to the extent and type of injury, is recommended to prevent post traumatic stenosis of the trachea.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1781-782X",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}