@entity397 are ten times lower in @entity1 than in adults. Despite its rarity in the literature, we found that it is as common as in adults in our series. We investigated @entity397 in childhood regarding age, @entity130 presentation, injury localization and treatment options. From 1994 through 2001, eight @entity1 (six male, two female) were admitted to our department with @entity130 . All @entity1 were healthy prior to @entity130 . The average and median ages were 9.8 and 11, respectively. All @entity1 except one (iatrogenic) were suffering from blunt @entity130 . There were seven main bronchial (five right, two left) and one tracheal wounds. Six of the @entity397 were circumferential. Urgent (n=6) and delayed (n=2) thoracotomies were performed; 'end-to-end' @entity254 (n=4), pneumonectomy (n=2) and 'primary suturing' (n=2) were applied. We had no mortality. @entity397 was overlooked in two @entity1 as one of them had almost totally normal clinical appearance, and the other one had negative endoscopic findings. Both of these @entity1 were successfully operated within 3 months. Our limited experience showed us that these kinds of injuries threaten school age population as well. False negative bronchoscopic results increase when additional injuries accompany. @entity397 should be always taken into consideration after blunt @entity764 . Early or late repair of the lesion should be decided depending on the @entity1 's clinical course.

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@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['children', 'patients', 'patient'] @entity254 :: ('MESH:C563598', 'Disease') :: ['anastomosis'] @entity397 :: ('MESH:D012421', 'Disease') :: ['ruptures', 'TB ruptures', 'Tracheobronchial (TB) ruptures', 'Main bronchus rupture'] @entity764 :: ('MESH:D013898', 'Disease') :: ['chest trauma'] @entity130 :: ('MESH:D014947', 'Disease') :: ['trauma', 'TB injury', 'thoracic trauma']
@entity397 :: (MESH:D012421,Disease) :: ['Tracheobronchial rupture']
