Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006; 54(8): 562-563
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-923977
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An External Support Technique for the Malacic Trachea - Treatment of Tracheomalacia

A. Toker1 , O. Eroglu1 , S. Tanju1 , S. Dilege1 , G. Kalayci1
  • 1Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey
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Publication History

Received January 19, 2006

Publication Date:
06 December 2006 (online)

Abstract

A 76-year-old woman was found to have a large, substernal, intrathoracic goiter. During excision, the trachea was found to be malacic. The trachea was sutured to a 16-mm ringed Gore-Tex® (Gore & Associates, Arizona, USA) graft with Vicryl® (Ethicon, Johnson & Johnson, USA) sutures. The graft was placed on the external surface of the trachea and surrounded the trachea almost 300 degrees. The patient was discharged on postoperative day seven without complications. She was seen at follow-up six months later and found to be free of complications.

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