title: Main bronchial rupture from blunt trauma in a 2-year-old child.
abstract: The authors report on a 2 year old who sustained a bronchial rupture after a motor vehicle accident and was operated on soon after admission. This injury is very unusual in young children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wiener
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Simansky
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yellin
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D001980:Bronchi / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D012421:Rupture; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D013908:Thoracotomy; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology