title: Emergency Lung-Sparing Surgical Repair of a Complete Transection of the Right Mainstem Bronchus due to Blunt Chest Trauma.
abstract: Traumatic chest injury with complete tracheo- bronchial disruption is uncommon and occurs in approximately 1% of motor vehicle accidents (MVA) (1,2). Such injuries carry a high mortality and patients rarely survive transfer to hospital. A high index of suspicion facilitates early diagnosis. Early operative intervention is vital for survival. We describe a rare case of traumatic complete disruption of the right mainstem bronchus (RMB) due to blunt chest trauma. The transected airway was reanastomosed emergently avoiding a lung resection.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Serdang, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Jalan Puchong, Kajang, Selangor 43000, Malaysia. anandsachithanandan@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sachithanandan
authors.affiliation: Hospital Serdang, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Jalan Puchong, Kajang, Selangor 43000, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Y S
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.affiliation: Hospital Serdang, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Jalan Puchong, Kajang, Selangor 43000, Malaysia.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Abdul Muis
authors.affiliation: Hospital Serdang, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Jalan Puchong, Kajang, Selangor 43000, Malaysia.
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Rapi
authors.affiliation: Hospital Serdang, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Jalan Puchong, Kajang, Selangor 43000, Malaysia.
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Mohd Arif
authors.affiliation: Hospital Serdang, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Jalan Puchong, Kajang, Selangor 43000, Malaysia.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Badmanaban
authors.affiliation: Hospital Serdang, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Jalan Puchong, Kajang, Selangor 43000, Malaysia.
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Mohd Hamzah