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RUPTURE OF THE CERVICAL TRACHEA
Author(s) -
Thomas Kobert J. S.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1972.tb106537.x
Subject(s) - medicine , bronchoscopy , blunt , airway , subcutaneous emphysema , surgery , blunt trauma , radiology , complication
Two cases of rupture of the cervical trachea by blunt external trauma are presented. Gross subcutaneous emphysema, particularly over the neck, without evidence of a bronchial or pulmonary injury directs attention to this condition. Immediate bronchoscopy to confirm the diagnosis and help maintain the airway, followed by repair of the trachea with establishment of a tracheostomy, is the recommended method of management.