• J. Pediatr. Surg. · Jul 2004

    Case Reports

    Successful management of concommitant blunt injury to the trachea, esophagus, and cervical spine in a 6-year-old girl.

    • Oscar D Guillamondegui, Michael L Nance, J William Gaynor, John M Flynn, Perry W Stafford, and Timothy M Crombleholme.
    • Division of Traumatology and Surgical Critical Care, Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
    • J. Pediatr. Surg. 2004 Jul 1;39(7):1130-2.

    AbstractA 6-year-old girl sustained an unusual constellation of injuries after blunt trauma sustained in a motor vehicle accident. Transection of the trachea and esophagus were managed successfully by repair through a median sternotomy while the patient was on cardiopulmonary bypass. A cervical spinal injury was fixated with halo traction and a femur fracture with internal fixation.

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