Right main bronchus rupture from blunt chest trauma in a child

We report the case of a 6-year-old boy with right main bronchus avulsion after blunt chest trauma. Reimplantation of the right main bronchus at the carina was performed via a right posterolateral thoracotomy, with satisfactory long-term morphological and functional results.

Source: Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals - August 11, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Alimi, F., Alijla, H., Neily, A., Ghannouchi, C., El Hadj Sidi, C., Jerbi, S. Tags: Thoracic Source Type: research