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Ann Thorac Surg 2002;74:1231-1233
© 2002 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case report

Intrathoracic myoplasty for prosthesis infection after superior vena cava replacement for lung cancer

Lorenzo Spaggiari, MD, PhD*a, Piergiorgio Solli, MDa, Giulia Veronesi, MDa, Ugo Pastorino, MDa

a Department of Thoracic Surgery, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy

Accepted for publication May 19, 2002.

* Address reprint requests to Dr Spaggiari, Department of Thoracic Surgery, European Institute of Oncology, via Ripamonti 435, 20141 Milan, Italy
e-mail: lorenzo.spaggiari{at}ieo.it

Prosthesis infection after lung and superior vena cava system resection for non-small cell lung cancer is a life-threatening complication. We report a case in which an intrathoracic muscle flap transposition was used to cure tracheal fistula associated with prosthesis infection without the explant of the vascular graft.




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