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Acute bronchial obstruction arising from an endobronchial blood clot and confused as a pneumothorax: a case report

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dc.contributor.author Kim, Jung Soo
dc.contributor.author Hong, Sung Yong
dc.contributor.author Kim, Mi Ra
dc.contributor.author Kim, Se Hun
dc.date.accessioned 2019-11-29T06:23:57Z
dc.date.available 2019-11-29T06:23:57Z
dc.date.issued 2019-01-01
dc.identifier.uri http://142.54.178.187:9060/xmlui/handle/123456789/1863
dc.description.abstract A 67-year-old woman underwent craniotomy and clipping of anterior communicating artery aneurysm. On the tenth postoperative day, she underwent tracheostomy uneventfully. On the fortieth postoperative day, sudden massive bleeding occurred around the tracheostomy site. After orotracheal intubation was performed to explore the tracheostomy site, desaturation and increase in airway pressure occurred. On the physical examinations, this situation looked like a pneumothorax. However, chest radiography revealed a hyperinflation at the affected lung. Flexible bronchoscopy at bedside revealed a large blood clot obstructing the left main bronchus. Ipsilateral lung hyperinflation resulted from the blood clot that acted as one-way valve in the bronchus. Airway obstruction like this situation can be confused as a tension pneumothorax. en_US
dc.language.iso en_US en_US
dc.publisher Rawal Medical Journal en_US
dc.subject Medical and Health Sciences en_US
dc.subject Airway obstruction en_US
dc.subject Endobronchial blood clot en_US
dc.subject Tracheostomy en_US
dc.subject Pneumothorax en_US
dc.title Acute bronchial obstruction arising from an endobronchial blood clot and confused as a pneumothorax: a case report en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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