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Post traumatic rupture of the right main bronchus: a rare clinical entity?
B T Stewart1, C G Meridew, M Krishnan
1Department of Surgery and Anaesthesia, Launceston General Hospital, Australia. bstew@netconnect.com.au
Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
|May 7, 1999
Abstract:
Tracheobronchial disruption is an uncommon injury usually associated with severe blunt thoracic trauma and rarely occurs in isolation. We report a case of isolated rupture of the right main bronchus occurring after a crush injury without an associated pneumothorax. Difficulties in the diagnosis of this condition are briefly discussed and an algorithm of management presented.