Case Report

Pneumomediastinum, Subcutaneous Emphysema, and Tracheal Tear in the Early Postoperative Period of Spinal Surgery in a Paraplegic Achondroplastic Dwarf

Figure 3

Bronchoscopic view of the trachea at the main carina level. (a) There is an extrinsic pressure on the distal part of trachea and the right main stem bronchus. (b) After the screw was removed and replaced by a 10 mm shorter, the right main bronchus seems open, and there is no endoluminal sign of tracheal tear.
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