Rupture of the bronchus has become more common in the last decade, mainly due to an increase in road traffic accidents. In spite of this increase it is still relatively rare, and most thoracic surgeons do not have the personal experience of treating more than two or three cases in their life-time. In 1947 Kinsella and Johnsrud reviewed the world literature on intrathoracic rupture of the trache...

The diagnosis of bronchus cardiacus accessorius dexter (BCAD) has occurred in 25 cases during the bronchoscopic investigations of 30,000 adult patients of the authors. In most of the cases, this bronchial anomaly has been revealed as an accessory phenomenon, nevertheless, in one of the patients, it was the source of a considerable hemorrhage. In another case reported here in detail, it occurred...

Fig. 1. Computed (CT) tomography showed migration of the pin into the descending aorta with the result of hemothorax. The pin was extracted via left thoracotomy by pulling out from the part of needle which was out of the aorta, immediately after CT evaluation. Fig. 2. Computed tomography showed migration of the pin outside the left main bronchus into mediastinum 1 cm distal to the carina. The p...

Primary chondrosarcoma originating from the bronchus is very rare. We describe the case of a 71 year old man with a large chondrosarcoma originating from the left lower lobe bronchus. The tumour was resected and, in contrast to most patients with such tumours, this patient is well, without complaints or abnormalities on X-ray or computed tomographic (CT) scan, 3 yrs after surgery. Tumour charac...

A case of solitary squamous papilloma of the bronchus is described and 11 other cases from the reports published worldwide are reviewed. These tumours present in middle aged men with symptoms similar to those of bronchial carcinoma. Treatment by bronchoscopic removal or lobectomy is usually curative. Symptoms are similar to those of bronchial carcinoma, but a correct preoperative diagnosis perm...

We report a case of 26 year old woman who had ruptured hydatid cyst of the right lung. The chest radiograph and CT features were suggestive of a ruptured hydatid cyst with detached and collapsed endocyst within the exocyst. Intraoperatively communication between cyst and bronchus could be demonstrated. Interesting CT appearance and demonstrable communication of cyst with bronchus is the reason ...

An observation from practice is given – surgical treatment of mediastinal pulmonary hernia in a patient after pneumonectomy using the method anterior plastic surgery with mesh implant demonstration long-term results. The I. 31 years old was ill tuberculosis for 3 years, carried out, against which stenosis left main bronchus progressed. underwent endoscopic operations: argonoplasmic destruction ...