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Case Reports
. 2004 Oct;78(4):e61-2.
doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2003.08.070.

Combined late diagnosed right main bronchial disruption and chylothorax from blunt chest trauma

Cemal Ozcelik  1 , Serdar Onat, Emin Sirri Bayar
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Case Reports

Combined late diagnosed right main bronchial disruption and chylothorax from blunt chest trauma

Cemal Ozcelik et al. Ann Thorac Surg. 2004 Oct.

Abstract

Both main bronchial disruption and chylothorax are uncommon injuries associated with blunt thoracic trauma. We report the case of a patient who presented late after traumatic rupture of the right main bronchus who also had a traumatic chylothorax.

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