title: Repair of tracheobronchial injuries.
abstract: Tracheobronchial injuries (TBIs) are caused by blunt, penetrating injury or by iatrogenic damage. Most injuries are life threatening and need early and skillful airway management. Bronchoscopy remains the gold standard of diagnosis. Penetrating TBI always needs blunt trauma, and iatrogenic TBI sometimes needs surgical exploration and reconstruction, which is performed after sparing debridement with primary repair and wound closure. Prognosis mainly depends on associated injuries and comorbidities in terms of tracheal membrane laceration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery and Endoscopy, Ruhrlandklinik, University Clinic, University of Duisburg-Essen, Tüschener Weg 40, Essen 45239, Germany. Electronic address: stefan.welter@ruhrlandklinik.uk-essen.de.
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Welter
mesh_terms: D001980:Bronchi / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D003646:Debridement; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D022125:Lacerations / Q000601:surgery; D014132:Trachea / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Airway management; Iatrogenic tracheal laceration; Mediastinal emphysema; Tracheobronchial injury