A Successful Surgical Repair Tracheo-innominate Artery Fistula : TIF

Tracheo-innominate fistula (TIF) is an uncommon life-threatening complication of tracheostomy. We report a 36 year-old man with post-tracheostomy TIF which was successfully repaired. After temporary control of bleeding, he was transported to our hospital by an ambulance helicopter. Emergency surgery...

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Published inJapanese Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery Vol. 40; no. 6; pp. 318 - 321
Main Authors Watanabe, Hiroyuki, Takeuchi, Shigeyasu, Okimoto, Mitsunori, Fujita, Hisanori
Format Journal Article
LanguageJapanese
Published The Japanese Society for Cardiovascular Surgery 15.11.2011
Subjects
surgical repair
tracheo-innominate artery fistula
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