Emergency sleeve lobectomy after blunt chest trauma in a child.
The clinical features and successful management of a patient with right main bronchus disruption after blunt chest trauma are described. The presentation was one of bilateral tension pneumothoraces. A high index of suspicion, coupled with appropriate airway management at presentation, was vital for the successful treatment of this patient. Surgical resection using a sleeve lobectomy, an operation rarely used in trauma patients, was highly effective in this patient, and the technique is described in this report.
McCarthy
J F
JF
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Claffey
L P
LP
O'Donovan
F
F
Guiney
E J
EJ
Luke
D A
DA
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D001980:Bronchi / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000601:surgery*; D055370:Lung Injury; D008297:Male; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000379:methods; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy