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Published on: January 20, 2010
[Contribution to the improvement of the results of tracheal surgery]
Abstract:
The authors present, in the light of their personal experience acquired in the performance of surgical interventions on the trachea (a total of 13 interventions in 11 patients), some particularities of the surgical technique, as well as of the anesthetic procedures capable to improve the immediate and the late results of these interventions. The techniques suggested are aimed at preventing the operatory risks in the surgical procedures on the trachea, which is classified by the authors in three groups: tracheal risks, vascular risks, and anesthetic risks. The validity of these techniques is confirmed by the success of the surgical procedures applied, followed by the definitive recovery of the patients which were operated with the most recent experience of the authors. Two clinical observations are presented: a case of circumferential resection of the trachea in the mediastinal portion for cicatriceal stenosis, followed by termino-terminal anastomosis, and a case of cuneiform resection of the trachea in its supracarenal section for tumoral stenosis.
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