Bronchoplastic closure as an alternative approach for tracheal reconstruction following resection of a massive tracheal tumour

A 47-year old woman presented with large cell carcinoma with extensive lengthwise and circumferential invasion of the lower trachea. End-to-end anastomosis by suture lines alone may be impossible and even harmful, following tumour resection with such extensive tracheal involvement. Thus, we performe...

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Published inInteractive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery Vol. 21; no. 2; pp. 263 - 265
Main Authors He, Wen-xin, Song, Nan, Liu, Ming, Jiang, Ge-ning
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Oxford University Press 01.08.2015
Subjects
Anastomosis, Surgical
Bronchi - surgery
Bronchi - transplantation
Carcinoma, Large Cell - radiotherapy
Carcinoma, Large Cell - surgery
Female
Humans
Lymph Node Excision
Middle Aged
Muscle, Skeletal - transplantation
Pneumonectomy
Reconstructive Surgical Procedures - methods
Surgical Flaps
Trachea - surgery
Tracheal Neoplasms - radiotherapy
Tracheal Neoplasms - surgery
Treatment Outcome
Tracheal surgery
Bronchus flap
Tracheal tumour
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Summary:A 47-year old woman presented with large cell carcinoma with extensive lengthwise and circumferential invasion of the lower trachea. End-to-end anastomosis by suture lines alone may be impossible and even harmful, following tumour resection with such extensive tracheal involvement. Thus, we performed a successful tracheal reconstruction with bronchoplastic closure without complications or recurrence at 12-month follow-up. This case highlights the use of this technique for the closure of massive airway defects.
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ISSN:1569-9293
1569-9285
DOI:10.1093/icvts/ivv068