Intrathoracic myoplasty for prosthesis infection after superior vena cava replacement for lung cancer.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Prosthesis infection after lung and superior vena cava system resection for non-small cell lung cancer is a life-threatening complication. We report a case in which an intrathoracic muscle flap transposition was used to cure tracheal fistula associated with prosthesis infection without the explant of the vascular graft.
Medical subject headings
- Blood Vessel Prosthesis
- Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
- Lung Neoplasms
- Prosthesis-Related Infections
- Surgical Flaps
- Vena Cava, Superior