Open AccessClinical and pathophysiological features of traumatic stenosis of the right main bronchus: Case report
Author(s) -
Vojkan Stanić,
Tatjana Šarenac Vulović,
Gordana Djordjević,
Savo Durkovic,
Davor Stamenovic,
Nebojša Marić
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.135
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2406-0895
pISSN - 0370-8179
DOI - 10.2298/sarh0712666s
Subject(s) - medicine , stenosis , blunt , pathophysiology , bronchus , anastomosis , radiology , main bronchus , tachycardia , surgery , sinus tachycardia , cardiology , respiratory disease , lung
Severe blunt injury of the chest can cause rupture of the tracheobronchial tree. After completed management of the injury, stenosis of the bronchi may develop at the site of the rupture. Such condition is associated with pathophysiolocical disorders, which then indicates to the possible presence of the bronchial stenosis.