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Published on: February 10, 2020
Successful reconstruction of traumatic carinal tissue loss using the esophagus in an infant
Erik S Stubberud1, Jeffrey Phillip Jacobs, Richard P Harmel
1Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, The Congenital Heart Institute of Florida, All Children's Hospital/Children's Hospital of Tampa, University of South Florida College of Medicine, St. Petersburg, Florida 33701, USA.
Abstract:
We present a case report of an infant who underwent successful reconstruction of a traumatic tracheal and carinal chemically induced corrosive injury using an esophageal flap to reconstruct the trachea and subsequently re-establishing gastrointestinal continuity with a colon interposition.
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