Traumatic massive tension pneumothorax due to a break in the middle lobe bronchus

Emerg Med J. 2014 Nov;31(11):871. doi: 10.1136/emermed-2013-203392. Epub 2014 Jan 7.

Authors

Gerardo Andres Obeso Carillo¹, Eva Maria Garcia Fontan¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Thoracic Surgery, Vigo University Clinical Hospital, Vigo, Spain.

PMID: 24398171
DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2013-203392

No abstract available

Keywords: Trauma, chest; airway; pneumothorax.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Accidental Falls
Bronchi / injuries*
Bronchoscopy
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Pneumothorax / diagnostic imaging*
Pneumothorax / surgery*
Rupture
Thoracotomy
Tomography, X-Ray Computed*