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Complete transection of cervical trachea following blunt trauma — A case report

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  1. Dept, of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery & Anaesthesia, USA

    A Viswanathan, K Madhusudhan Rao & S Muralidharan

  2. G. Kuppuswamy Naidu Memorial Hospital, Coimbatore

    M Palaniappan

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Viswanathan, A., Rao, K.M., Palaniappan, M. et al. Complete transection of cervical trachea following blunt trauma — A case report. Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 17, 241–242 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12055-001-0024-y

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