Abstract
Rupture of the bronchus is a very rare complication following blunt chest trauma. A 3 year-old-boy was injured by an automobile accident. A chest radiograph taken 41 days later showed a complete opacification of the left lung and a bronchoscopy was performed. It demonstrated that the left bronchus was completely collapsed. On 60th days after trauma, he was transferred to our hospital. The subsequent bronchography revealed obstruction of the left main bronchus about 2. 5 cm distal to the carina. At thoracotomy, the injured segment was resected and end to end anastomosis was performed. The postoperative course was uneventful, and the chest radiograph showed complete re-expansion of the left lung.
