Zettl R, Waydhas C, Biberthaler P, Lewan U, Riedl V, Duswald K H, Ruchholtz S
Department of Surgery, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany.
Crit Care Med. 1999 Mar;27(3):661-3. doi: 10.1097/00003246-199903000-00051.
We report the case of an 82-yr-old woman with a large complete longitudinal tracheal rupture, following endotracheal intubation. The patient was treated nonoperatively with excellent outcome. The diagnostic and therapeutic course as well as other therapeutic options are discussed.
