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Bronchial rupture in children following blunt chest trauma

Report of five cases with emphasis on radiologic findings

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We present five patients with fracture of the bronchus, in whom the diagnois of bronchial rupture was first suggested because of persistent leakage of air, atelectasis of a segment of the lung or of the entire lung, mediastinal and deep cervical emphysema. In all patients the bronchoscopy was essential to confirm the diagnosis and to determine the full extent of injury.

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  1. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 34th & Civic Center Boulevard, 19104, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

    S. Mahboubi (Clinical Associate Professor of Radiology and Pediatrics)

  2. Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, 19104, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

    A. E. O'Hara (Professor of Radiology and Clinical Professor of Pediatrics)

  3. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA

    S. Mahboubi (Clinical Associate Professor of Radiology and Pediatrics)

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Mahboubi, S., O'Hara, A.E. Bronchial rupture in children following blunt chest trauma. Pediatr Radiol 10, 133–138 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00975186

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