Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Complete transection of the left main bronchus caused by blunt thoracic trauma in a child treated by bronchoplasty and lung parenchyma preservation

  • Case Report
  • Published:
General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

Blunt bronchial injuries can be difficult to diagnose and can present months or years after an initial incident. The present case report describes complete transection of a major airway after a potentially fatal delayed diagnosis with a successful outcome after bronchoplasty without the removal of lung parenchyma.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1
Fig. 2

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Ozdulger A, Cetin G, Gulhan SE, Topcu S, Tastepe I, Kaya S. A review of 24 patients with bronchial ruptures: is delay in diagnosis more common in children? Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2003;23:379–83.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  2. Glazer ES, Meyerson SL. Delayed presentation and treatment of tracheobronchial injuries due to blunt trauma. J Surg Educ. 2008;65:302–8.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  3. Webb WR, Burfold TH. Studies of the re-expanded lung after prolonged atelectasis. AMA Arch Surg. 1953;66:801–9.

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  4. Okada M, Tsubota N, Yoshimura M, Miyamoto Y, Matsuoka H, Satake S, et al. Extended sleeve lobectomy for lung cancer: the avoidance of pneumonectomy. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1999;118:710–4.

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Conflict of interest

None declared.

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Surgical Oncology, Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan

    Takeshi Mimura, Yoshihiro Miyata, Yasuhiro Tsutani & Morihito Okada

  2. Department of Surgery, Nagano Children’s Hospital, Nagano, Japan

    Shigeru Takamizawa

  3. Department of Pediatric Surgery, Kobe Children’s Hospital, Kobe, Japan

    Eiji Nishijima

Authors
  1. Takeshi Mimura
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Yoshihiro Miyata
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Yasuhiro Tsutani
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Shigeru Takamizawa
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. Eiji Nishijima
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  6. Morihito Okada
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Takeshi Mimura.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Mimura, T., Miyata, Y., Tsutani, Y. et al. Complete transection of the left main bronchus caused by blunt thoracic trauma in a child treated by bronchoplasty and lung parenchyma preservation. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 64, 113–115 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11748-014-0448-0

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11748-014-0448-0

Keywords

Search

Navigation