TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Late intrathoracic tracheal stricture after blunt chest trauma: a rare life-threatening condition
JO  - Annals of thoracic surgery
A1  - Chaudhry, Ikram
A1  - Aldulaijan, Fozan W.
A1  - Alhajji, Zahra
A1  - Cheema, Ahsan
A1  - Mutairi, Hadi
SP  - 766
EP  - 769
VL  - 101
IS  - 2
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0003-4975
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.04.101
ID  - ref1
ER  -