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Spiral Tracheoplasty After Tangential Resection of Trachea

Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Chia-Yi Christian Hospital, Chia-Yi City, Taiwan, Republic of China

Accepted for publication November 12, 2008.

^_* Address correspondence to Dr Wu, 539 Jhongsiao Rd, Chia-Yi City, Taiwan, Republic of China (Email: m2201{at}mail.ncku.edu.tw).

Spiral anastomosis was used in 1 patient with recurrent thyroid carcinoma and in another patient with secondary thyroid carcinoma, both involving the right posterolateral wall of the trachea, 3.5 cm and 4 cm, respectively. Before anastomosis was done, both tracheal ends were separated from the esophagus by 2 cm and were rotated by 90 degrees in opposite directions: one clockwise and the other counterclockwise. These 2 patients obtained good patency and received healing of the tracheal anastomosis. Spiral tracheoplasty can reduce the tension at the anastomotic site of the trachea after tangential wall resection.