With the patient in the supine position a combined median sternotomy and cervical incision
was performed. Blood flow through the innominate artery and left innominate vein was …

Here we describe a 48-year-old woman who suffered a 7-cm rupture in the lower trachea
after intubation with a double-lumen tube. We repaired the rupture with a new technique …

The trachea is readily accessed through a right thoracotomy. Further exposure of the distal
trachea may be accomplished using a median sternotomy through a transpericardial …

Ten patients with traumatic tracheal stenosis—unresponsive to conservative therapy—
underwent tracheal resection. Two of the stenoses resulted from gunshot injuries, three were …

Robert H. Miller, MD; Alan Lipkin, MD; Mary J. Nouvertne, RN ntubation, external trauma,
and surgical manipulation all put stress on the trachea. Only I a few individuals, however …

A 28-year-old man had a transection of the intrathoracic trachea in a head-on collision.
Prompt diagnosis with a flexible bronchoscope, expeditious thoracotomy, and distal tracheal …

Discussion The larger published series of tracheal injuries indicate that approximately 50%
of all tracheal injuries are iatrogenic. Typically, the membranous portion of the trachea is …

Objective: Patients with an acute major airway injury are coming at our attention with
increasing frequency. Despite of its nature, post-traumatic or iatrogenic, these lesions may …

A49-year-old woman underwent ventral hernia re-pair. Postoperatively she experienced
neck swelling and a voice change. Palpable cervical crepitance prompted a computed …

Longitudinal tracheal tear (of the trachealis muscle), an unusual but acknowledged
complication of pharyngolaryngectomy, was encountered during a total pharyngo …