title: Complete transection of the left main bronchus caused by blunt thoracic trauma in a child treated by bronchoplasty and lung parenchyma preservation.
abstract: Blunt bronchial injuries can be difficult to diagnose and can present months or years after an initial incident. The present case report describes complete transection of a major airway after a potentially fatal delayed diagnosis with a successful outcome after bronchoplasty without the removal of lung parenchyma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology, Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan. t.mimura88@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mimura
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology, Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Miyata
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology, Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan.
authors.forename: Yasuhiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tsutani
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Nagano Children's Hospital, Nagano, Japan.
authors.forename: Shigeru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takamizawa
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Kobe Children's Hospital, Kobe, Japan.
authors.forename: Eiji
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nishijima
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology, Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan.
authors.forename: Morihito
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Okada
mesh_terms: D001980:Bronchi / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D057210:Delayed Diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000601:surgery; D009104:Multiple Trauma; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D012421:Rupture; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Blunt; Bronchial disease; Bronchoscopy/bronchus; Trauma