Two cases of complete bronchial rupture and one case of tracheobronchial rupture by blunt chest trauma were treated at the Thoracic Surgical and Respiratory Endoscopy Department of the Hospital Universitário Cajuru in a period of 2 years. The surgical technique used was end-to-end anastomosis with interrupt absorbable suture after either resection of the stenotic edges or debridement of the lacerated edges. All three patients have had good recovery. The mean period to remove the chest tubes was 3.6 days, and the mean period of discharge from the Thoracic Surgical Department was 5.6 days. The follow-up was made using chest X-ray (PA and lateral projections), lung function tests, and bronchoscopy.
Tracheobronchial rupture; Blunt chest trauma; Evaluation; Treatment
