Combined late diagnosed right main bronchial disruption and chylothorax from blunt chest trauma.
Both main bronchial disruption and chylothorax are uncommon injuries associated with blunt thoracic trauma. We report the case of a patient who presented late after traumatic rupture of the right main bronchus who also had a traumatic chylothorax.
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Dicle University School of Medicine, Diyarbakir, Turkey. cozcelik@dicle.edu.tr
Cemal
C
Ozcelik
Serdar
S
Onat
Emin Sirri
ES
Bayar
D000293:Adolescent; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D001980:Bronchi / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D015505:Chest Tubes; D002916:Chylothorax / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D004190:Disasters; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006097:Granulation Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008026:Ligation; D010288:Parenteral Nutrition; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000209:etiology; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D012421:Rupture / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013352:Subcutaneous Emphysema / Q000209:etiology; D013897:Thoracic Duct / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D013997:Time Factors; D014132:Trachea / Q000601:surgery; D014421:Turkey; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery