Traumatic complete avulsion of the right main bronchus: an emergency life threatening clinical entity and its management

Rasih Yazkan,

doi:10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2013.7706

Rasih Yazkan¹, İsa Döngel¹, Hasan Ekrem Çamaş¹, Tülay Tunçer Peker²

¹Department of Thoracic Surgery, Medicine Faculty of Süleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey
²Department of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation, Medicine Faculty of Süleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey

DOI : 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2013.7706

Tracheobronchial injuries may vary from a simple tear of membranous trachea to the rupture or avulsion in different locations. A small tear may cause tension pneumothorax sometimes, while main bronchial rupture does not lead to pneumothorax or hemothorax. The diagnosis of tracheobronchial injuries is initially based on a careful history and detailed physical examination of the patient. In case of suspected bronchial injury, diagnostic methods should be carried out rapidly. In this article, we reported a 22-year-old male case of traumatic complete avulsion of the right main bronchus and its successful management technique.

Keywords : Avulsion; bronchus; chest injury; surgery

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