Fracture of the Bronchus

Fracture of the bronchus.

Traumatic rupture of the bronchus is an unusual condition, and is sufficiently rare to justify the reporting of one further case. The case presented shows many unusual features. The injury sustained may be termed simple fracture rather than rupture, or laceration of the bronchus. The common complications of this type of injury did not arise. Pneumothorax, bleeding into the pleural cavity, surgi...

Leiomyoma of the bronchus.

The patient was a housewife aged 57 years. In 1942 she suffered from severe metrorrhagia stated to be caused by uterine fibroids. A subtotal hysterectomy was performed in a country hospital, but the pathological details of this are not available. Since this operation and until the onset of the illness to be described, the patient was in excellent health. In July 1949, whilst a front-seat passen...

Bronchus tube and bronchus blocker.

Chondroma of the bronchus.

Phycomycosis of the bronchus.

A case of phycomycosis of the bronchus in a 29-year-old diabetic man is reported. The interval between infection and death was not less than 35 days. Infection of the bronchus appears to have been direct. The diagnosis of phycomycosis could have been made before death.