Open AccessFactors determining surgical outcome after bronchial re-implantation for traumatic main bronchus transection
Author(s) -
Mohan Venkatesh Pulle,
Belal Bin Asaf,
Harsh Vardhan Puri,
Sumit Bangeria,
Sukhram Bishnoi,
Arvind Kumar
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
lung india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-598X
pISSN - 0970-2113
DOI - 10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_306_20
Subject(s) - medicine , bronchus , surgery , retrospective cohort study , right main bronchus , anastomosis , chest tube , lung , respiratory disease , pneumothorax
The diagnosis of traumatic transection of main bronchus is often delayed, resulting in attempts at surgical repair sometimes even months after the injury. Our aim is to analyze the factors affecting surgical outcome in patients undergoing lung preserving bronchial re-implantation for bronchial transection.