Abstract
Treatment of long-segment tracheal defects remains a challenge in thoracic surgery with no standard surgical option. Aortic allografts have been used for this purpose with varying degrees of success. In a patient that suffered anastomotic dehiscence after tracheal resection with primary anastomosis, we performed complete tracheal resection and replacement using a stented circumferential aortic allograft. Currently, this patient is able to breathe normally without tracheostomy assistance 22 months postoperatively. Our report is the first in the English literature of long-term survival without tracheostomy dependence and close interval follow-up after circumferential tracheal resection and replacement with a cryopreserved aortic allograft.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | rjae040 |
Journal | Journal of Surgical Case Reports |
Volume | 2024 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 1 2024 |
Keywords
- aortic allograft
- tracheal dehiscence
- tracheal replacement
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery