Simple palliative mediastinal tracheostomy.
case_series · Level IV
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.01.024.
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Abstract
We describe a simple palliative mediastinal tracheostomy procedure in 3 patients with respiratory deficiency resulting from cervical tracheal stenosis caused by unresectable advanced tumors. A hole in the "apron" skin flap was anastomosed to the tracheostomy in the unaffected upper mediastinal trachea after partial resection of the manubrium and clavicle head. Simple palliative mediastinal tracheostomy helps to improve performance status by relieving respiratory deficiency or prolonged oroendotracheal intubation in patients with cervical tracheal stenosis caused by advanced tumors.
Medical subject headings
- Mediastinum
- Palliative Care
- Quality of Life
- Tracheal Stenosis
- Tracheostomy