Left Bronchial Rupture Following Endobronchial Intubation: One case report.
- Author:
Kun Il KIM
1
;
Hyun Geun JEE
;
Hyung Soo KIM
;
Hee Sung LEE
;
Won Yong YI
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, KangDong Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallyn Univ. Medical College, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Intubation;
Bronchial rupture
- MeSH:
Adenocarcinoma;
Bronchi;
Female;
Humans;
Intubation*;
Intubation, Intratracheal;
Mediastinal Emphysema;
Middle Aged;
Rupture*;
Sutures;
Thoracotomy;
Ventilation
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
1998;31(10):1014-1016
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Rupture of the bronchus following endotracheal intubation with a double-lumen tube is extremely rare in all complications of endotracheal intubation. We experienced a case of left main bronchial rupture following endotracheal intubation. This 58-year old female patient was diagnosed of well-differentiated adenocarcinoma of right lower lobe, stage II B, preoperatively. She was intubated with Robertshaw double-lumen tube (35 Fr.) for Rt. lower lobectomy. Intraoperatively, Lt. main bronchial rupture was suspected because of pneumomediastinum and ventilation insufficiency and immediately repaired with monofilament absorbable sutures (PDS) through left thoracotomy. Postoperative course was uneventful.
