Left thoracotomy for distal tracheal repair.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
When consulted emergently by another surgeon in the operating room, we accomplished repair of a major laceration of the posterior wall of the distal trachea with associated avulsion of the left upper-lobe bronchus via the existing left thoracotomy exposure in a 7-year-old girl. Mobilization of the descending aorta anteriorly provided adequate exposure of the tracheal injury.
Medical subject headings
- Thoracotomy
- Trachea