Tracheal suspension with autogenous rib cartilage in a patient with severe tracheomalacia

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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Main Authors: Shuonan Xu, Jianfei Zhu, Guolong Zhao, Shudong Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Subjects:
Tracheomalacia
Tracheal suspension
Rib cartilage
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13019-019-0840-z

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