Successful management of tracheo-innominate artery fistula using interposition of a thymus pedicle flap
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R Nakanishi1, A Shimazu, T Mitsudomi
1Second Department of Surgery, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan.
Tracheo-innominate artery fistula is usually a fatal complication of tracheostomy. The trachea and innominate artery were successfully reconstructed in an 11-year-old girl who presented with this complication. The thymus was interposed between these two structures in order to prevent further long-term complications.
Tracheo-innominate artery fistula is usually a fatal complication of tracheostomy. The trachea and innominate artery were successfully reconstructed in an 11-year-old girl who presented with this complication. The thymus was interposed between these two structures in order to prevent further long-term complications.