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01-04-2021 | Bronchoscopy | Case Report

Reconstruction of the carina using bronchial autograft: an alternative approach

Authors: Toshihiro Ikeda, Tetsuhiko Go, Atsushi Fujiwara, Hiroyasu Yokomise

Published in: General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | Issue 4/2021

Abstract

We report successful engraftment by autologous transplantation of the bronchial wall of the resected specimen in extensive tracheobronchial resection with left pneumonectomy. Since the adenoid cystic carcinoma had spread beyond the carina to the right bronchus, we resected three rings of tracheal cartilage and three rings of left main bronchus cartilage. Reconstruction was performed using the bronchial wall of the resected specimen to relieve tension on the anastomosis. No stricture or recurrence was observed four years after the operation. Further research relating to maximization of blood flow to the reconstructed tissue based on engraftment area and shape is required.

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Title: Reconstruction of the carina using bronchial autograft: an alternative approach
Authors: Toshihiro Ikeda
Tetsuhiko Go
Atsushi Fujiwara
Hiroyasu Yokomise
Publication date: 01-04-2021
Publisher: Springer Singapore
Keywords: Bronchoscopy
Thoracotomy
Pneumonectomy
Published in: General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery / Issue 4/2021
Print ISSN: 1863-6705
Electronic ISSN: 1863-6713
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11748-020-01543-8

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