Left main bronchial rupture due to blunt thoracic trauma: a case report
TURK GOGUS KALP DAMAR CERRAHISI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, cilt.19, sa.2, ss.282-284, 2011 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 19 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2011
- Doi Numarası: 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2011.031
- Dergi Adı: TURK GOGUS KALP DAMAR CERRAHISI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.282-284
- Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
- Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Bronchial rupture may rarely be seen after blunt thoracic traumas. As it is difficult to diagnose, there may be delays in the treatment. A 20-year-old male patient was admitted to our emergency clinic after an in-car traffic accident. Bilateral tube thoracostomy was performed for bilateral hemopneumothorax. The radiological and bronchoscopic investigations revealed left main bronchus rupture. We report this case as the bronchial rupture was localized on the left, which is a more uncommon localization, and left pneumonectomy was performed due to the dehiscence of bronchial anastomosis as a result of lung parenchymal infection.