Tracheal suspension with autogenous rib cartilage in a patient with severe tracheomalacia
Abstract Background Tracheomalacia (TM), caused by anterior mediastinal tumorectomy, most likely to deteriorate condition of patient life. Case presentation A 63-year-old patient felt serious dyspnea diagnosis as TM caused by the recurrent cervical schwannoma. The narrowest diameter of the TM was on...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13019-019-0840-z |