Management and outcome of bronchial trauma due to blunt versus penetrating injuries

Figure 5 Case 9. A: Fiberoptic bronchoscopy (FB) showed deformed and collapsed left main bronchus the day after injury; B: Intraoperative image showing transected bronchus, debridement, and end-to-end anastomosis; C: FB showed lumen stenosis with sutures across 3 wk after surgery; D: FB failed to relieve the stenosis and repeated atelectasis; E: Reoperation was performed for resection of stenosis and anastomosis 3 years later, and postoperative computed tomography shows distended left lung.