Clear-Cut Complete Rupture of Origin of Right Main Bronchus

Clear-Cut Complete Rupture of Origin of Right Main Bronchus

Complete rupture of the main bronchus after blunt thoracic trauma is rare. Most patients with blunt traumatic injury to the trachea or bronchus die before arriving at hospital. A 26-year-old man with complete right main bronchus rupture was successfully treated by urgent surgical intervention and po...

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Veröffentlicht in:Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals 2008-02, Vol.16 (1), p.65-67
Hauptverfasser: Mihos, Petros T, Potaris, Konstantinos, Gakidis, Ioannis, Myrianthefs, Pavlos M, Baltopoulos, George J
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Accidents, Traffic
Adult
Bronchi - injuries
Bronchi - pathology
Bronchi - surgery
Bronchoscopy - methods
Debridement
Emergency Treatment
Fiber Optic Technology
Humans
Intubation, Intratracheal
Male
Motorcycles
Radiography, Thoracic
Replantation
Rupture
Suture Techniques
Treatment Outcome
Wounds, Nonpenetrating - diagnosis
Wounds, Nonpenetrating - pathology
Wounds, Nonpenetrating - surgery
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Zusammenfassung:Complete rupture of the main bronchus after blunt thoracic trauma is rare. Most patients with blunt traumatic injury to the trachea or bronchus die before arriving at hospital. A 26-year-old man with complete right main bronchus rupture was successfully treated by urgent surgical intervention and postoperative fiberoptic bronchoscopy for bronchial toilet.
ISSN:0218-4923
1816-5370
DOI:10.1177/021849230801600117