CT diagnosis of traumatic bronchial rupture in children

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 888-891

  Epelman, Monica ^a,c   Ofer, Amos ^a   Klein, Yoram ^a   Best, Leal H ^b   Guralnik, Ludmila ^a   Bentur, Lea ^a   Traubici, Jeffrey ^c  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bronchial injuries; Computed Tomography; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; BRONCHUS RUPTURE; CASE REPORT; CLAVICLE FRACTURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMPHYSEMA; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; HYPOXEMIA; HYPOXIA; LUNG SURGERY; MALE; PELVIS FRACTURE; PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; THORACOTOMY; THORAX BLUNT TRAUMA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; BRONCHI; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RUPTURE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 0036947168     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-002-0738-z     Document Type: Article

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