Delayed bronchostenosis after blunt chest trauma in children: CT and pathologic findings.
Tracheobronchial disruption is an uncommon injury associated with blunt chest trauma. We report CT features and pathologic findings of two pediatric cases in which a bronchial injury was unnoticed initially but was diagnosed later by appearance of delayed bronchostenosis with distal atelectasis after blunt chest trauma in recent motor vehicle accidents. Pathologically, obliteration of the bronchial lumen was caused by dense fibrous overgrowth and granulation tissue.
Yoon
Hye-Kyung
HK
Department of Radiology and Center for Imaging Science, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Kim
Tae Sung
TS
Han
Joungho
J
Ahn
Kang Mo
KM
Shim
Young Mog
YM
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D001980:Bronchi / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000175:diagnosis*