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Sagittal computerized tomography scan showing tracheal laceration between the first and second tracheal rings (arrow) (A) and transverse imaging of the lesion (arrow) (B).
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A computerized tomography (CT) scan evaluation revealed a rupture of the right lateral tracheal wall between the first and second tracheal rings, next to the middle third of the right thyroid lobe (Figures 1A, 1B).
Cervical and subcutaneous emphysema (arrow) found in coronal computerized tomography (CT) scan (A) and transverse CT scan (B).
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Additionally, the CT scan revealed cervical and subcutaneous emphysema as well as a small pneumomediastinum (Figures 2A, 2B, and Figure 3).
Pneumomediastinum (arrow) on computerized tomography scan.
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Additionally, the CT scan revealed cervical and subcutaneous emphysema as well as a small pneumomediastinum (Figures 2A, 2B, and Figure 3).
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Surgical exploration of tracheal laceration (A) and immediate post-operative status (B).
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Once the airway was secured, neuromuscular blockade was administered and surgery to repair the tracheal laceration proceeded (Figure 4A). Surgery was uneventful and lasted approximately one hour (Figure 4B).
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