Traumatic and iatrogenic lesions of the trachea and bronchi.

Objective: The traumatic lesions of the trachea and the main bronchi appear to be rare, but as complications of the severe chest and neck injuries they require urgent surgical treatment. Unfortunately for the last few years the incidence of such traumas has increased.

Methods: During the last 15 years we have treated 28 patients (20 male and eight female) with traumatic lesions of the tracheobronchial tree aged from 8 to 64 years.

Fournier's Gangrene: a clinical and bacteriological study.

Bacteriological studies were conducted in patients presenting with Fournier's Gangrene (FG) in our Department during a period of 11 years. These studies showed high numbers of anaerobes (96%) and the ratio of aerobes to anaerobes was reported to be 1.4: 3.