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Tracheobronchial injuries in blunt chest trauma
Introduction: Tracheobronchial injuries are uncommon but potentially fatal complication of blunt thoracic trauma harboring a high morbidity and mortality if not diagnosed early . A recent series gleaning cases from four major Trauma Center in Los Angeles nine cases in a seven- year period , but the incidence of these injuries has been increasing recently. This has been attributed to improvement...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1532-429X
DOI: 10.1186/1532-429x-11-35