AN ISOLATED TRACHEOBRONCHHIAL RUPTURE CAUSED BY BLUNT TRAUMA

Midthorasic tracheobronchial rupture case caused by blunt injury, treated at the emergency ward of Þiþli Etfal Hospital Because of the location of the injury and the rarity of the mechanism, we try to present the case by summarizing the relevant literature. After blunt thorax injury, failure of the lung to expand after thoracostomy tube insertion should suggest tracheobronchial rupture and delay in diagnoses can be fatal.

KÜNT TRAVMA ÝLE OLUÞAN ÝZOLE TRAKEOBRONÞÝAL RÜPTÜR ( BÝR OLGU NEDENÝYLE )

Þiþli Etfal Hastanesi acil cerrahi biriminde tedavi edilen künt travma ile oluþmuþ midtorasik trakeobronþial rüptür olgusu. Travmanýn yeri ve mekanizmanýn nadir oluþu nedeniyle, bu konudaki literatürüde gözden geçirerek sunmaya çalýþtýk. Künt toraks travmasýný takiben oluþan pnömotoraksýn tüp drenajla düzeltilemediði durumlarda trakeabronþial rüptür olasýlýðýnýn düþünülmesi gerektiði ve taný gecikmesinin ölümcül olabileceði vurgulandý.