Combined Blunt Aortic and Bronchial Injury

We report the case of a 29-year-old man with left blunt chest trauma resulting in an intimal tear of the proximal descending aorta, for which he underwent successful thoracic endovascular graft stenting. He subsequently developed progressive left lung collapse, and bronchoscopy revealed left bronchi...

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Published inThe Annals of thoracic surgery Vol. 78; no. 6; pp. 2157 - 2159
Main Authors Wong, Poo-Sing, Koirala, Ramesh R., Lee, Chuen-Neng
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.12.2004
Elsevier Science
Subjects
Accidents, Traffic
Adult
Aorta, Thoracic - injuries
Aortic Rupture - diagnostic imaging
Biological and medical sciences
Bronchi - injuries
Bronchial Diseases - diagnosis
Diagnostic Errors
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Multiple Trauma - diagnosis
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Surgery of the heart
Surgery of the respiratory system
Thoracic Injuries
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Wounds, Nonpenetrating - diagnostic imaging
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Treatment
Respiratory disease
Injury
Surgery
Bronchus
Aorta
Thorax
Lesion
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Summary:We report the case of a 29-year-old man with left blunt chest trauma resulting in an intimal tear of the proximal descending aorta, for which he underwent successful thoracic endovascular graft stenting. He subsequently developed progressive left lung collapse, and bronchoscopy revealed left bronchial disruption. A left thoracotomy with end-to-end anastomosis of the left bronchus was performed successfully. The literature from 6 other similar cases of concomitant aortic and bronchial injuries was reviewed.
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ISSN:0003-4975
1552-6259
DOI:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2003.08.071