Transcervical-transtracheal endoluminal repair of membranous tracheal disruptions.
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Abstract
Tracheal lacerations are rare and potentially hazardous complications of tracheal intubation. Surgical repair is the treatment of choice of tracheal injuries although nonoperative management is occasionally appropriate for well-selected patients. We describe our personal technique of anterior transcervical-transtracheal endoluminal suture of iatrogenic lacerations of the membranous trachea and our results with this approach in 8 patients. This method is less invasive than conventional cervical or transthoracic approaches.
Medical subject headings
- Trachea