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Pericardial patch tracheoplasty for the repair of a long, multisegmental postintubation tracheal damage.

ΤίτλοςPericardial patch tracheoplasty for the repair of a long, multisegmental postintubation tracheal damage.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2012
AuthorsForoulis, C. N., Karapanagiotidis G., & Papakonstantinou C.
JournalArtif Organs
Volume36
Issue9
Pagination835-9
Date Published2012 Sep
ISSN1525-1594
Λέξεις κλειδιάHumans, Male, Middle Aged, Pericardium, Reconstructive Surgical Procedures, Trachea, Tracheal Stenosis, Tracheotomy
Abstract

A 64-year-old man was admitted with a postintubation, multisegmental tracheal damage comprising of two stenotic lesions, below and above a tracheotomy. The patient underwent resection of the damaged anterolateral tracheal wall through a combined collar-cuff and median sternotomy incision and tracheoplasty with autologous pericardium around a Silastic T-tube that was fixed to the cricoid cartilage, healthy distal trachea, and the remaining membranous wall. The postoperative period was complicated with a deep sternal wound infection that was successfully treated with vacuum-assisted closure for 2 weeks. Removal of the T-tube 9 months later resulted in a patent and well-functioning airway. Pericardial patch tracheoplasty and T-tube stenting of the repair for several months is a good alternative to extended tracheal resection for the treatment of the rare long, postintubation multisegmental tracheal damage. The pericardial patch is highly resistant to infection and allows the formation of a neotrachea.

DOI10.1111/j.1525-1594.2011.01435.x
Alternate JournalArtif Organs
PubMed ID22428774

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