Affiliations 

  • 1 Hospital Serdang, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Jalan Puchong, Kajang, Selangor 43000, Malaysia. anandsachithanandan@yahoo.com
  • 2 Hospital Serdang, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Jalan Puchong, Kajang, Selangor 43000, Malaysia
Med J Malaysia, 2014 Apr;69(2):92-4.
PMID: 25241820 MyJurnal

Abstract

Traumatic chest injury with complete tracheo- bronchial disruption is uncommon and occurs in approximately 1% of motor vehicle accidents (MVA) (1,2). Such injuries carry a high mortality and patients rarely survive transfer to hospital. A high index of suspicion facilitates early diagnosis. Early operative intervention is vital for survival. We describe a rare case of traumatic complete disruption of the right mainstem bronchus (RMB) due to blunt chest trauma. The transected airway was reanastomosed emergently avoiding a lung resection.

* Title and MeSH Headings from MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.