Singap Med J
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Traumatic bronchial rupture is a rare entity. The severity of the trauma often causes lethal injury to other thoracic organs. ⋯ We describe an unusual case of bronchial rupture which was diagnosed 15 days after blunt chest trauma and was treated by bronchial stenting. The success of this case involving the left main bronchial rupture provides a feasible alternative to the repair of partial airway disruption and greatly reduces the morbidity.
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To assess the clinical presentation of patients with spontaneous subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) at a local Emergency Department (ED). ⋯ Patients with spontaneous SAH often present with classical symptoms such as headache or vomiting at the ED locally. Neck stiffness, however, is often not present at the ED.