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The Management of Gunshot and Stab Injuries of the Trachea
Marcelle Sulek, MD;
Robert H. Miller, MD;
Kenneth L. Mattox, MD
Arch Otolaryngol. 1983;109(1):56-59.
Abstract
• With violence escalating in our society, there has been an increase in the number of gunshot and stab injuries of the trachea. In an effort to determine the natural history and appropriate management of these injuries, a review of the records of patients suffering gunshot or stab injuries of the trachea treated at Ben Taub General Hospital, Houston, between 1975 and 1979 was performed. Seventeen patients were treated, seven with stab wounds and nine with gunshot wounds and one with both; primary repair of the trachea was performed in all injuries and stenosis developed in three patients. The management of tracheal stenosis and complications after repair will be discussed with case histories.
(Arch Otolaryngol 1983;109:56-59)
Author Affiliations
From the Departments of Otorhinolaryngology and Communicative Sciences (Drs Sulek and Miller), Neurology (Dr Miller), and Surgery (Dr Mattox), Baylor College of Medicine, Houston.
Footnotes
Accepted for publication April 30, 1982.
Reprint requests to Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Communicative Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, 1200 Moursund Ave, Houston, TX 77030 (Dr Miller).
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