A Case of Management of Acute Traumatic Injury to the Trachea and the Left Main Bronchus.
- Author:
Je Kyoun SHIN
;
Jong Pil JUNG
;
En Suk HONG
- Publication Type:Case Report
- MeSH:
Accidents, Traffic;
Bronchi*;
Child, Preschool;
Early Diagnosis;
Emergency Medicine;
Humans;
Incidence;
Lacerations;
Liver;
Male;
Motor Vehicles;
Rupture;
Thorax;
Trachea*;
Vitreous Hemorrhage;
Wounds, Nonpenetrating
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine
1998;9(4):674-679
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Recently, increased traffic accident has resulted in a corresponding increase in incidences of blunt trauma. Tracheal and main bronchial injuries artier blunt chest trauma can be life-threatening, and hence early diagnosis and early management of patients with such injuries are essential. A 3-year-old boy was transferred to the Department of Emergency Medicine after a motor vehicle accident in which he sustained multiple blunt injuries consisting of tracheal rupture, left main bronchial rupture, liver laceration, vitreous hemorrhage, and fracture of the iliac wing. The tracheal rupture was managed nonoperatively with intensive respiratory care, while the left main bronchial rupture was managed surgically by bronchoplasty. Postoperative course was uneventful and the patient was discharged without respiratory problems.
