[Tracheobronchial rupture in childhood].
Tracheobronchial rupture after blunt trauma is rare, especially in a pediatric population. In this paper, we report the case of a 3-year-old child who presented with a rupture of the tracheobronchial tree as a result of multiple injuries (thoracic and cerebral) sustained from a traffic accident. The surgical repair consisted of a sleeve resection (right upper lobectomy with reanastomosis of the bronchus intermedius to the right stem bronchus). As tracheobronchial rupture is a rare condition, particularly in children, physicians must have a high index of suspicion. The diagnosis and treatment of this condition are discussed.
Boubia
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Service de chirurgie thoracique, aile II, CHU Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Morocco. souheilboubia@yahoo.fr
Fouraiji
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K
Elkari
A
A
Sibai
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H
Chlilek
M
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Ridai
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D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D001980:Bronchi / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000150:complications; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D012421:Rupture / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D013908:Thoracotomy; D014132:Trachea / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications