title: [Stenosis of the right major bronchus from blunt trauma].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  A severe blunt injury to the chest might cause rupture of the tracheobronchial tree. A certain time following the management of the injury, stenosis of the bronchi may develop at the site of the rupture.
  
  
  METHODS
  We reported a patient injured in a traffic accident. The injury was followed by the signs of pneumothorax, bleeding, and respiratory insufficiency. After the management of the injury using thoracal drainage, the condition of the injured was stabilized. Two weeks later, however, difficulties in breathing and fatigue occurred. Circular stenosis of the right major bronchus was clinically, radiographically and bronchoscopically confirmed. Right thoracotomy and circular resection of the major bronchus with termino-terminal anastomosis were performed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In severe blunt injuries to the chest, it is very important to suspect the injury of the tracheobronchial tree in order to correctly understand the clinical signs of an injury and to interprete a radiographic image of it, so as to decide upon the optimal treatment on time.
authors.affiliation: Vojnomedicinska akademija, Klinika za grudnu hirurgiju, Beograd, Srbija i Crna Gora. vojkans@yubc.net
authors.forename: Vojkan
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Stanić
authors.forename: Tatjana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Vulović
authors.forename: Savo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Durković
authors.forename: Vlado
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Cvijanović
authors.forename: Aleksandar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ristanović
authors.forename: Bojan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gulić
authors.forename: Davor
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Stamenović
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D001980:Bronchi / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000473:pathology*; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000473:pathology*