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Axial view of her CT scan demonstrating left pneumothorax, and soft tissue emphysema.
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Computer tomography (CT) showed left side pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum (Fig. 1).
Coronal view of her CT scan demonstrating left pneumothorax, extensive soft tissue emphysema, and left main bronchus disruption.
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She had a near obliteration of the left mid to distal main-stem bronchus proximal to the origin of the left upper lobe bronchus concerning for a bronchial injury (Fig. 2).
Schematic Illustration of Managment of Blunt Chest Trauma.
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No intra-cranial, intra-abdominal, or vascular injuries were seen (Fig. 3).