Journal Basic Info
- Impact Factor: 1.995**
- H-Index: 8
- ISSN: 2474-1647
- DOI: 10.25107/2474-1647
Major Scope
- Transplant Surgery
- Vascular Surgery
- Colon and Rectal Surgery
- Ophthalmic Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Emergency Surgery
- Urology
- Thoracic Surgery
Abstract
Citation: Clin Surg. 2017;2(1):1412.case Report | Open Access
Lately Recognized Left Main Bronchial Rupture and Fail Chest
Ming-Ho Wu and Han-Yun Wu NP
Department of Surgery, Tainan Municipal Hospital, Taiwan
*Correspondance to: Ming-Ho Wu
PDF Full Text DOI: 10.25107/2474-1647.1412
Abstract
Blunt bronchial rupture and flail chest are usually early detected and managed. However, in multiple trauma patients, bronchial rupture and flail chest could be lately diagnosed. Herein, we present a 50-year-old woman who had multiple trauma caused by traffic accident. In this patient, left main bronchial rupture was lately detected at the first aid hospital. Furthermore, the flail chest was confirmed after bronchoplasty of left main bronchus at the referred hospital. Reasons of delayed diagnosis of left main bronchial rupture are lack of significant pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum. Reasons of delayed diagnosis of flail chest are the patient was initially on ventilator support and the ribs fracture occurred at the costo-cartilages.
Keywords
Bronchial rupture; Flail chest; Bronchoplasty; Chest wall fixation
Cite the article
Ming-Ho Wu, Han-Yun Wu NP. Lately Recognized Left Main Bronchial Rupture and Fail Chest. Clin Surg. 2017; 2: 1412.
