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Ann Thorac Surg 2007;84:1031-1033
© 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case Reports

Successful Reconstruction of Traumatic Carinal Tissue Loss Using the Esophagus in an Infant

Erik S. Stubberuda, Jeffrey Phillip Jacobs, MD, FACSa,*, Richard P. Harmel, Jr, MDb, Thomas Andrews, MD, FACSc, Paul J. Chai, MDa, Harald L. Lindberg, MD, PhDa, James Anthony Quintessenza, MD, FACSa

a Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, The Congenital Heart Institute of Florida (CHIF), All Children’s Hospital/Children’s Hospital of Tampa, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Cardiac Surgical Associates, St. Petersburg and Tampa, Florida
b Division of Pediatric Surgery, All Children’s Hospital, St. Petersburg, Florida
c Division of Otolaryngology, All Children’s Hospital, St. Petersburg, Florida

Accepted for publication January 23, 2007.

* Address correspondence to Dr Jacobs, The Congenital Heart Institute of Florida, Cardiac Surgical Associates, 603 7th St S, Suite 450, St. Petersburg, FL 33701 (Email: jeffjacobs{at}msn.com).

We present a case report of an infant who underwent successful reconstruction of a traumatic tracheal and carinal chemically induced corrosive injury using an esophageal flap to reconstruct the trachea and subsequently re-establishing gastrointestinal continuity with a colon interposition.




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