Right Main Bronchus Rupture Presenting with Pneumoperitoneum.
10.5090/kjtcs.2018.51.3.216
- Author:
Seok Beom HONG
1
;
Ji Yoon LEE
;
June LEE
;
Kuk Bin CHOI
;
Jong Hui SUH
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Bronchial diseases;
Tracheal injury;
Blunt trauma
- MeSH:
Accidents, Traffic;
Adolescent;
Bronchi*;
Bronchial Diseases;
Chest Pain;
Dyspnea;
Emergencies;
Emergency Service, Hospital;
Humans;
Male;
Pneumoperitoneum*;
Rupture*;
Subcutaneous Emphysema;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2018;51(3):216-219
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
We report the case of a 16-year-old male patient who was involved in a traffic accident and transferred to the emergency department with mild chest pain. We initially did not find evidence of tracheal injury on computed tomography (CT). Within an hour after presentation, the patient developed severe dyspnea and newly developed subcutaneous emphysema and pneumoperitoneum were discovered. Abdominal CT showed no intra-abdominal injury. However, destruction of the right main bronchus was identified on coronal images of the initially performed CT scan. Emergency exploratory surgery was performed. The amputated right main bronchus was identified. End-to-end tracheobronchial anastomosis was performed, and the patient recovered without any complications.
