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Kyle J Kalkwarf1, Richard D Betzold1, Zachary S Larrimer1
1Department of Surgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas.
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
|June 3, 2014
Abstract:
We present a useful technique for the surgical management of long-segment cervicothoracic tracheobronchial injury using a double-wide intercostal muscle flap. This flap is a modification of a previously endorsed technique extending the ability to reinforce repairs of tracheobronchial injuries not adequately covered by a single intercostal muscle flap.
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