title: Spent bullet in the bronchus.
abstract: Penetrating tracheal trauma, although infrequent, varies from minor to life-threatening injuries. Serious injury often results from airway compromise or significant associated esophageal or vascular trauma. Tracheal injuries resulting in a retained ballistic fragment in the airway have been infrequently reported. We report the successful treatment of a patient with a gunshot wound to the anterior cervical trachea resulting in a spent bullet lodged in the left lower lobe bronchus.
authors: Thoracic and Vascular Trauma, R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 22 South Greene Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
authors: James V
authors: JV
authors: O'Connor
authors: James M
authors: JM
authors: Haan
authors: Joshua L
authors: JL
authors: Wright