Citation

Reed WJ, Doyle SE, Aprahamian C. Ann. Thorac. Surg. 1995; 59(5): 1251-1256.

Affiliation

Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1995, Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

7733742

Abstract

Tracheoesophageal fistula is a very rare but potentially life-threatening complication of blunt chest trauma. Prior reviews have revealed that the victims were all young men involved in deceleration or crush injuries. Of those involved in motor vehicle accidents, most were thrown against the steering wheel. Herein, we review the world literature on this injury and include our own report of 1 of the few cases of traumatic tracheoesophageal fistula involving a female victim. In this case, the victim was an unrestrained driver thrown against an air bag.

Language: en