• Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann · Jan 2008

    Case Reports

    Clear-cut complete rupture of origin of right main bronchus.

    • Petros T Mihos, Konstantinos Potaris, Ioannis Gakidis, Pavlos M Myrianthefs, and George J Baltopoulos.
    • Department of General Thoracic Surgery, General Hospital of Attica KAT, Athens, Greece. pmichos@yahoo.gr
    • Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2008 Jan 1;16(1):65-7.

    AbstractComplete 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.

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