Open AccessTracheobronchial Injury: Role of Virtual Bronchoscopy
Author(s) -
Parshotam Lal Gautam,
Manender Kumar Singla,
Amandeep Kaur,
M Ravi Krishna,
Vikram Singh
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
indian journal of critical care medicine/indian journal of critical care medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.317
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-359X
pISSN - 0972-5229
DOI - 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-24271
Subject(s) - medicine , thoracotomy , bronchoscopy , blunt , avulsion , cardiopulmonary bypass , flexible bronchoscopy , rigid bronchoscopy , surgery , anesthesia
A tracheobronchial avulsion is a very rare and serious condition that occurs mostly due to blunt trauma chest caused by high-speed traffic accidents. In this article, we present a challenging case of a 20-year-old male who had a right tracheobronchial transection with carinal tear which was repaired on cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) through right thoracotomy. Challenges faced and a review of literature will be discussed.