Abstract
A 6-year-old girl sustained an unusual constellation of injuries after blunt trauma sustained in a motor vehicle accident. Transection of the trachea and esophagus were managed successfully by repair through a median sternotomy while the patient was on cardiopulmonary bypass. A cervical spinal injury was fixated with halo traction and a femur fracture with internal fixation.
MeSH terms
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Bronchoscopy
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Cervical Vertebrae / diagnostic imaging
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Cervical Vertebrae / injuries*
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Cervical Vertebrae / surgery
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Child
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Esophagus / diagnostic imaging
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Esophagus / injuries*
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Esophagus / surgery
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Female
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Femoral Fractures / surgery
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Fracture Fixation, Internal
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Humans
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Multiple Trauma / diagnosis
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Multiple Trauma / surgery*
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Radiography
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Rupture / diagnosis
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Rupture / surgery
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Trachea / injuries*
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Trachea / surgery
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Traction
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Treatment Outcome
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Wounds, Nonpenetrating / diagnosis
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Wounds, Nonpenetrating / surgery*