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Surgical anatomy of the trachea
1Section of General Thoracic Surgery, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, 200 First Street SW Rochester MN 55905, USA. allen.mark@mayo.edu
Chest Surgery Clinics of North America
|May 21, 2003
Abstract:
A clear understanding of tracheal anatomy is a fundamental building block for surgical procedures. This article describes the surgical anatomy of the trachea and emphasizes how these anatomic facts affect surgical procedures performed on the trachea.