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- Title
Left main bronchus separation after blunt trauma.
- Authors
Lisowska, Hanna; Marciniak, Marek; Pawełczyk, Konrad
- Abstract
Tracheobronchial damage is very rare in clinical practice and represents no more than 1% of all injuries caused by blunt trauma. Nearly 80% of patients die before reaching the hospital. Most ruptures are observed in the right main bronchus and are located within 2 cm of the carina trachea. The highest mortality rate applies to patients with bilateral bronchial injuries. Nonspecific symptoms, additionally masked by complaints regarding other damaged organs, delay the diagnosis and surgical treatment. The aim of this article is to present one particular clinical case and to discuss it in conjunction with a literature review.
- Subjects
TRACHEOBRONCHOMALACIA; TRACHEAL diseases; BRONCHIAL diseases; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Polish Journal of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery / Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska, 2017, Vol 14, Issue 1, p71
- ISSN
1731-5530
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5114/kitp.2017.66937