CT diagnosis of traumatic bronchial rupture in children

Monica Epelman*, Amos Ofer, Yoram Klein, Leal H. Best, Ludmila Guralnik, Lea Bentur, Jeffrey Traubici

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Abstract

Bronchial rupture is a rare and serious complication of blunt chest trauma in children. The diagnosis of this injury is challenging and requires a high degree of clinical suspicion. It is frequently associated with other severe injuries that may draw the focus of attention away from this potentially catastrophic but treatable injury. The radiographic findings of bronchial rupture have been reported in very few series. We report the findings in two children with bronchial rupture diagnosed by CT, in whom CT resulted in a significant change in patient management.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)888-891
Number of pages4
JournalPediatric Radiology
Volume32
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - 2002
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Bronchial injuries
  • Computed Tomography
  • Trauma

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