Minimally Invasive Tracheal Resection: Cervical Approach Plus Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery.

Lonie, Sarah J; Ch'ng, Stephanie; Alam, Naveed Z; Wright, Gavin M · Ann Thorac Surg · 2015

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Tracheal resection for adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) is a well-documented procedure. Surgical resection of these lesions offers patients the greatest potential chance of survival. Midtracheal tumors are usually resected through a maximally invasive sternotomy or thoracotomy. We report a midtracheal resection of a symptomatic ACC in a 25-year-old man by video-assisted thoracoscopic hilar release and suprasternal anastomotic approaches. The patient's recovery was complicated by chylothorax and pneumonia.

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