Journal of Chest Surgery

The Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (대한심장혈관흉부외과학회)
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Traumatic Bronchial Rupture (a case report)

외상성(外傷性) 기관지(氣管支) 파열(破裂) - 1례(例) 보고(報告) -

  • Lee, Chong Kook (Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kyungpook National University, School of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Sung Koo (Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kyungpook National University, School of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Sung Haing (Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kyungpook National University, School of Medicine)
  • 이종국 (경북대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 이성구 (경북대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 이성행 (경북대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실)
  • Published : 1976.06.01
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Abstract

Rupture of a bronchus is an unusual result of nonpenetrating trauma to the chest. This case was a 19 year old male who was a worker in the mine. The patient had sustained a compression chest injury without external wound or rib fracture. At five days after trauma, he was suffered from dyspnea and the symptom was progressively increased. Two weeks after the chest trauma, a diagnosis of left main bronchial obstruction due to traumatic bronchial rupture was made by means of bronchoscopy and bronchography. He was operated upon. The left lung was completely atelectatic and the left main bronchus was found to be transected at the level of 3cm from carina. End-to-end anastomosis of the bronchus was performed and the left lung was aerated very well. postoperative course was uneventful.

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