[Cyano-acrylate glue in tracheal surgery (author's transl)]

Butyl-2-Cyanoacrylate-glues are a valuable addition to the usual suture materials. Uner strict observance of the instructions (Contzen 1968) and application of small amounts which must not enter the wound, these glues can be successfully used in combination with suture material for the adaptation of flaps, the closure of stitch canals or for securing of suture lines. The successful use in surgery of the lung and trachea confirms our results (v. Windheim 1968, 1969, Häring 1968, Heiss 1968).