ESOPHAGEAL LEIOMYOMATOSIS INVOLVING TRACHEA - SURGICAL RESECTION AND REPAIR

Authors
KUMAR P BREACH NM GOLDSTRAW P
Citation
P. Kumar et al., ESOPHAGEAL LEIOMYOMATOSIS INVOLVING TRACHEA - SURGICAL RESECTION AND REPAIR, The Annals of thoracic surgery, 63(2), 1997, pp. 531-533
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery,"Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
The Annals of thoracic surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
00034975
Volume
63
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
531 - 533
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-4975(1997)63:2<531:ELIT-S>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
We report the case of a 26-year-old man with diffuse esophageal leiomy omatosis involving the trachea. The tumor was resected by total esopha gectomy and partial resection of the trachea and the left main bronchu s. The tracheobronchial defect was repaired with a free forearm skin g raft with satisfactory outcome. This approach offers good long-term pr ospects. (C) 1997 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.