Late surgical repair of a traumatic total stenosis of a left bronchus by free cartilage graft.
This article reports the case of a 4-year-old boy who suffered trauma to the thorax, with a fracture and late stenosis of the main left bronchus. The technique to enlarge the bronchial lumen used a free cartilage graft. The clinical and radiological results were very satisfactory.
Gallardo
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Departamento de Cirugia Pediatrica, Hospital General de Occidente, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.
Cárdenas Ruíz Velasco
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D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D001980:Bronchi / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D002356:Cartilage / Q000601:surgery*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000601:surgery; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011666:Pulmonary Valve Stenosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D012272:Ribs / Q000601:surgery