Pediatric tracheal injuries: Report on 5 cases with special view on the role of bronchoscopy and management

Diagnosing potentially life-threating trachea injuries is usually troublesome as they are often part of a polytrauma scenario [1]. Symptoms related to this injury include pneumomediastinum, subcutaneous emphysema, respiratory difficulties, hoarseness, rattled breathing and haemoptoe. The purpose of the study was to analyze the role of bronchoscopy in patients where non-foreign body tracheal injury occurred.
Source: Injury - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Source Type: research