Tracheobronchial Tear: Follow-up

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Further Reading

Keywords

tracheal rupture, bronchial rupture, airway rupture, tracheal laceration, bronchial laceration, airway laceration, tracheal fracture, bronchial fracture, airway fracture, tracheal avulsion, bronchial avulsion, airway avulsion, tracheal injury, bronchial injury, airway injury

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David W Light IV, MD, Staff Physician, Department of Radiology, Memorial Hermann Memorial City Hospital
David W Light IV, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Medical Association, Radiological Society of North America, and Texas Medical Association
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J Michael Holbert, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Radiology, Scott and White Memorial Hospital and Clinic
J Michael Holbert, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Chest Physicians, American College of Radiology, American Roentgen Ray Society, and Radiological Society of North America
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Mark L Montgomery, MD, Vice Chair of Education, Assistant Professor and Course Coordinator, Department of Radiology, Texas A&M College of Medicine; Consulting Staff, Divisions of Interventional Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, Scott and White Clinic
Mark L Montgomery, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American College of Radiology, American Medical Association, American Roentgen Ray Society, and Radiological Society of North America
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Jeffrey A Miller, MD, Associate Professor of Clinical Radiology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey; Associate Chief of Service, Department of Radiology, Veterans Affairs of New Jersey Health Care System
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