title: Tracheobronchial rupture after emergency intubation.
abstract: Iatrogenic injuries of the trachea are rare. We report a case of tracheobronchial rupture in a 77-year-old woman after emergency intubation. Early bronchoscopy showed a rupture of the posterior wall of the trachea into the right main bronchus with a total length of 9.5 cm. A right thoracotomy was performed and the tracheal rupture was managed successfully by primary suture. Surgical treatment and possible causes of this lesion are discussed with reference to the literature.
authors.affiliation: Clinic of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart-Center KWK, Duisburg, Germany.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Evagelopoulos
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tossios
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wanke
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Krian
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001980:Bronchi / Q000293:injuries*; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012421:Rupture; D014132:Trachea / Q000293:injuries*