title: Traumatic bronchial rupture and platypnea-orthodeoxia.
abstract: A patient with blunt trauma and traumatic bronchial rupture and lung collapse had prominent symptoms of platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome. These symptoms were relieved by bronchial repair. The syndrome is rarely seen and is usually associated with a patent foramen ovale or atrial septal defect. The syndrome has not been described previously in association with traumatic bronchial rupture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, Florida 32224, USA. odell.john@mayo.edu
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Odell
authors.forename: Cesar A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Keller
authors.forename: David B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Erasmus
authors.forename: Mathew T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Stritt
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D001980:Bronchi / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy; D011187:Posture; D001261:Pulmonary Atelectasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D012421:Rupture / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D016683:Supine Position / Q000502:physiology; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014692:Ventilation-Perfusion Ratio; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*