Left main bronchial rupture due to blunt thoracic trauma: a case report

Demircan, Sedat; Yorgancilar, Cemil; ÇELİK, ALİ; Karakurt, Ozgur

doi:10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2011.031

Left main bronchial rupture due to blunt thoracic trauma: a case report

Demircan S., Yorgancilar C. D., ÇELİK A., Karakurt O.

TURK GOGUS KALP DAMAR CERRAHISI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, cilt.19, sa.2, ss.282-284, 2011 (SCI-Expanded)

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
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.