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

doi:10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2011.031

Sedat Demircan, Cemil Deniz Yorgancılar, Ali Çelik, Özgür Karakurt

Gazi Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Göğüs Cerrahisi Anabilim Dalı, Ankara

DOI : 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2011.031

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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.

Keywords : Left main bronchial rupture; thoracic trauma

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