title: Successful delayed repair of a complete transection of the right mainstem bronchus in a five-year-old girl: case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Lebanon.
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Shabb
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Taha
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nabbout
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Haddad
mesh_terms: 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*