Posttraumatic bronchial stenosis.

Abstract

Bronchial rupture and its sequelae are discussed with reference to data from the literature. Special attention focuses on the pathophysiology and treatment of post-traumatic bronchial stenosis, and in particular on restoration of the ventilation even at operations performed long after the original injury. Two cases are described: one in which the stenosis was abolished a year after the injury, after an unsuccessful primary operation performed elsewhere, and one in which the stenosis was successfully abolished five years after the original injury.