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Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:1897-1899
© 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case Reports

Tracheal Stenting of Iatrogenic Tracheal Injury: A Novel Management Approach

Adam C. Yopp, MD*, Jeremy G. Eckstein, MD, Richard H. Savel, MD, Sunil Abrol, MD

Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York

Accepted for publication December 13, 2006.

* Address correspondence to Dr Yopp, Maimonides Medical Center, 4802 Tenth Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11219 (Email: ayopp{at}hotmail.com).

We report the case of a patient who had an intubation-related tracheal injury who we treated by deployment of a covered tracheal stent. This approach may be preferable to other alternatives in patients with a prohibitive risk of mortality with surgical repair or in an injury with sequelae not suitable for conservative management.






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