External Tracheal Stabilization Technique for Acquired Tracheomalacia Using a Tailored Silicone Tube Jong Ho Cho, MD, HoJoong Kim, MD, Jhingook Kim, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 94, Issue 4, Pages 1356-1358 (October 2012) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.04.133 Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Intraoperative photography revealed that the cartilaginous portion of the trachea was sutured to the tube with multiple interrupted Prolene sutures. The black arrow indicates the direction of the head. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2012 94, 1356-1358DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.04.133) Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 The tailored silicone tube approximately covered the trachea, thereby encircling only the cartilaginous portion of the trachea, sparing the posterior membranous portion. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2012 94, 1356-1358DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.04.133) Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Postoperative bronchoscopy revealed a stable, non-collapsible tracheal segment with the same diameter and configuration as the native trachea. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2012 94, 1356-1358DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.04.133) Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions