Tracheobronchial injury
（重定向自Tracheal rupture）
![](/Images/godic/202502/17/Tracheobronchial_rupture_3D_CT_35441.jpg")
![Diagram of the larynx, trachea and bronchi.](/Images/godic/202502/17/Blausen_0865_TracheaAnatomy5441.png")
![Pneumothoraces of both lungs (large arrows), pneumomediastinum (small arrow) and subcutaneous emphysema in a patient with complete disruption of the right bronchus. Air leak was continual despite suction.[1]](/Images/godic/202502/17/Bilateral_pneumothorax_pneumomediastinum5441.jpg")
![A patient with traumatic complete disruption of the right bronchus. Computed tomography scan following emergency chest tube drainage. Axial 1.25 mm thick sections with a lung window. (a) Persistent bilateral pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum and extensive subcutaneous emphysema. (b) Multiple lucencies around the right bronchial tree (curved arrow) precluding the correct recognition of the bronchial rupture. (c) The Macklin effect around the right lower pulmonary vein (white arrow). (d) Coronal view demonstrating multiple areas of alveolar consolidation in the right upper and lower lobes: intraparenchymal lucencies resulting from lung lacerations are visible on the right side (thick arrows).](/Images/godic/202502/17/Bronchial_rupture5441.jpg")
Tracheobronchial injury (TBI) is damage to the tracheobronchial tree (the airway structure involving the trachea and bronchi). It can result from blunt or penetrating trauma to the neck or chest, inhalation of harmful fumes or smoke, or aspiration of liquids or objects.