title: Successful reconstruction for combined tracheal and bronchial disruption.
abstract: After a head-on automobile collision, a 21-year-old man was admitted with respiratory distress and subcutaneous emphysema. Bronchoscopy revealed a disruption of the trachea and a complete transection of the intermediate bronchus. A right posterolateral thoracotomy was performed, and both lesions were reconstructed primarily using absorbable materials.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ishikawa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Onizuka
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matsumaru
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tsukada
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mitsui
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hori
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D001980:Bronchi / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D001995:Bronchography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014132:Trachea / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery