Primary Endoscopic Repair of a Large Tracheal Rupture Through Tracheal Stoma

Eroglu A., Aydin Y., Altuntas B., Ahiskalioglu A.

ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, cilt.100, sa.4, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Editöre Mektup
  • Cilt numarası: 100 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.05.127
  • Dergi Adı: ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

We describe the case of an 83-year-old man who presented with a large trauma to the membranous wall of the trachea and was treated with endoscopic primary repair of the tracheal wall through a preexisting tracheal stoma. Assessment with an optical telescope through the tracheal stoma revealed a 5-cm laceration in the membranous wall of the trachea starting immediately above the carina. The laceration was closed using continuous 4-0 monofilament polydioxanone sutures with direct visualization of tissues through a fiberoptic telescope. This approach is particularly effective in cases of traumatic rupture of the membranous trachea. (C) 2015 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons