REPAIR OF TRACHEAL DEFECT WITH GORETEX GRAFT DURING RESECTION OF CARCINOMA OF THE ESOPHAGUS

Authors
MILLIKAN KW PYTYNIA KB
Citation
Kw. Millikan et Kb. Pytynia, REPAIR OF TRACHEAL DEFECT WITH GORETEX GRAFT DURING RESECTION OF CARCINOMA OF THE ESOPHAGUS, Journal of surgical oncology, 66(2), 1997, pp. 134-137
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery,Oncology
Journal title
Journal of surgical oncology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00224790
Volume
66
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
134 - 137
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-4790(1997)66:2<134:ROTDWG>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
Repair options for tracheal defects secondary to tumor or trauma have been unsatisfactory for emergent cases. We report a case in which the tracheobronchial tree was entered during resection of carcinoma of the esophagus and emergently repaired with a Goretex graft. The patient d id well for 22 months after esophagectomy, at which time the graft was found to be infected and was removed. The patient continues to remain free of tumor 4 years after initial resection. (C) 1997 Wiley-Liss, I nc.