An occupational accident causing tracheal rupture

doi:10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2013.3982

Oya Uncu İmamoğlu, Bülent Aydemir, Recep Ustaalioğlu, Tamer Okay, Ilgaz Doğusoy

Dr. Siyami Ersek Göğüs Kalp Damar Cerrahisi Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Göğüs Cerrahisi Kliniği, İstanbul, Türkiye

DOI : 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2013.3982

A 61-year-old male patient with paraplegia resulting from working accident was admitted to a private hospital. He underwent bilateral tube thoracostomy and left arm amputation. The patient, who underwent thorax computed tomography on third day during the follow-up, was referred to our clinic due to suspected tracheal rupture. When the diagnosis of tracheal rupture was confirmed by rigid and fiberoptic broncoscopy, the patient was operated. During the operation, a rupture lying between the thoracic inlet to the right main bronchus was detected and was repaired with primary suture. The patient was discharged on the 20^th day of the operation, although a positive culture from the bronchial system was detected during the perioperative period.

Keywords : Tracheal incury; tracheal rupture; trauma

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