Abstract:Introduction. Tracheobronchial disruption is a rare disorder, usually
accompanied by a severe blunt chest trauma that quite rarely appears as an
isolated event. Case Report. This is a case report of a right main bronchus
disruption, due to an injury to the right hemithorax, caused by a falling
tree trunk. The disruption was accompanied by mediastinal emphysema,
fractures of the 4th and 5th ribs on the right side and compound sternal
fracture. The patient was operated in general anesthesia, th… Show more
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