We herein present a case of a 20-year-old man who presented with complex rupture of bronchus after blunt chest trauma. The involvement of both the main bronchus and right upper bronchus separately is unusual. ⋯ Such a serious bronchial injury with a positive outcome has not been reported so far. The features of this uncommon entity are discussed.
Masaya Tamura, Makoto Oda, Isao Matsumoto, Hideki Fujimori, Yosuke Shimizu, and Go Watanabe.
Department of General and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Kanazawa University School of Medicine, Kanazawa, Japan. mtamura@med.kanazawa-u.ac.jp
Ann. Thorac. Surg. 2009 Dec 1; 88 (6): 2008-10.
AbstractWe herein present a case of a 20-year-old man who presented with complex rupture of bronchus after blunt chest trauma. The involvement of both the main bronchus and right upper bronchus separately is unusual. Emergency double-barrel bronchial reconstruction was performed with complete preservation of the right lung. Such a serious bronchial injury with a positive outcome has not been reported so far. The features of this uncommon entity are discussed.