ABSTRACT
From January 2002 to November 2003 in the Cardiovascular and Thoracic surgical department of Cho Ray hospital, 12 cases of bronchial rupture were operated. The causes of trauma were trafic accidents or working accidents. Male: 10 cases, female: 2 cases. Indications of thoracotomy were: persistence of massive pneumothorax, ineffective drainage, atelectasis, confirmation of bronchial lesions from flexible bronchoscopy before operation 10 cases, 2 other cases performed during operation (with different thoracotomy indications: massive hemopneumothorax: 1 case, large open thoracic wound because of falling: 1 case). Procedure: direct suture of bronchial rupture: 9 cases, main bronchus repair: 1 case, lobectomy: 2 cases. Complications were respiratory failure: 3 cases, pneumonia: 1 case. Death: 2 cases due to respiratory failure, pneumonia, empyema, septicemia