Successful delayed repair of a complete transection of the right mainstem bronchus in a five-year-old girl: case report.
Bronchial transection of a main bronchus is usually recognized and repaired immediately after injury. Delayed repair is uncommon, especially in pediatric patients. We report a case of delayed repair of a transected right mainstem bronchus in a 5-year-old girl, 3 years after the initial injury. The transected lung re-expanded immediately and showed continued growth 3 years later.
Shabb
B R
BR
Department of Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Lebanon.
Taha
A M
AM
Nabbout
G
G
Haddad
R
R
D001980:Bronchi / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D001995:Bronchography; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013997:Time Factors; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*