Traumatic rupture of the left main bronchus case report and review of the literatures
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Source
Journal of the Faculty of Medicine Baghdad
Issue
Vol. 52, Issue 4 (31 Dec. 2010), pp.484-486, 3 p.
Publisher
University of Baghdad Faculty of Medicine
Publication Date
2010-12-31
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
3
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Abstract EN
Rupture of the trachea or main bronchus can occurs during severe chest trauma and this event has been reported since more than a century.
This is a report of a 19 year old male patient sustained car accident leading to loss of consciousness due to multiple trauma ,involving specially the head and the chest that he needs assisted ventilation in an intensive care unit and later a tracheostomy.
The patient regain his consciousness gradually, and a late diagnosis of traumatic rupture of the left main bronchus, which was approved by bonchoscopy and CT chest.
Surgical repair of the ruptured left main bronchus was accomplished sixty days from the admission with the lung fully expanded on a post operative chest X-ray.
The patient referred later to the ENT Department, thereafter a successful weaning from the tracheostomy was performed .
The patient discharged well, but he was in need for regular bronchoscopic dilatation for a tracheal stricture as a complication of tracheostomy.
The patient is still well during the follow up period .
The report will includes a review of the literatures about this relatively uncommon post traumatic condition.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Husayn, Walid M.. 2010. Traumatic rupture of the left main bronchus case report and review of the literatures. Journal of the Faculty of Medicine Baghdad،Vol. 52, no. 4, pp.484-486.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-336006
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Husayn, Walid M.. Traumatic rupture of the left main bronchus case report and review of the literatures. Journal of the Faculty of Medicine Baghdad Vol. 52, no. 4 (2010), pp.484-486.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-336006
American Medical Association (AMA)
Husayn, Walid M.. Traumatic rupture of the left main bronchus case report and review of the literatures. Journal of the Faculty of Medicine Baghdad. 2010. Vol. 52, no. 4, pp.484-486.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-336006
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 486
Record ID
BIM-336006