title: Double-barrel reconstruction for complex bronchial disruption due to blunt thoracic trauma.
abstract: We herein present a case of a 20-year-old man who presented with complex rupture of bronchus after blunt chest trauma. The involvement of both the main bronchus and right upper bronchus separately is unusual. Emergency double-barrel bronchial reconstruction was performed with complete preservation of the right lung. Such a serious bronchial injury with a positive outcome has not been reported so far. The features of this uncommon entity are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of General and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Kanazawa University School of Medicine, Kanazawa, Japan. mtamura@med.kanazawa-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Masaya
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tamura
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oda
authors.forename: Isao
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fujimori
authors.forename: Yosuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shimizu
authors.forename: Go
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Watanabe
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D001980:Bronchi / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D012421:Rupture; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D015599:Trauma Severity Indices; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D055815:Young Adult