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2016•Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic AnnalsRequires access

Right main bronchus rupture from blunt chest trauma in a child

Faouzi Alimi, Hazem Alijla, Asma Neily, Chams Ghannouchi, Chighaly El Hadj Sidi, Sofiane Jerbi

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Abstract

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.

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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.

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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.

Key concepts: Medicine, Thoracotomy, Avulsion, Blunt, Bronchus, Right Main Bronchus, Surgery, Main Bronchus

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