Repair of iatrogenic distal tracheal rupture by left thoracotomy.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
The trachea is readily accessed through a right thoracotomy. Further exposure of the distal trachea may be accomplished using a median sternotomy through a transpericardial approach. We report our experience of a case of iatrogenic tracheal rupture in a patient with a large left-sided posterior mediastinal tumor. Surgical resection of the mass and subsequent repair of the tracheal rupture was accomplished through a left thoracotomy.
Medical subject headings
- Iatrogenic Disease
- Intraoperative Complications
- Mediastinal Neoplasms
- Thoracotomy
- Trachea