title: Anterior mediastinal tracheostomy with a latissimus dorsi musculocutaneous flap.
abstract: We describe the reconstruction of an anterior mediastinal tracheostomy with a latissimus dorsi musculocutaneous flap. This procedure is safer, more easily carried out, a more reliable means of creating an anterior mediastinal tracheostomy and is better suited for chest wound healing than previous methods. In addition, the appearance of the patient's chest after operation is cosmetically excellent.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Nagoya, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shinoda
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Takagi
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*; D014134:Tracheal Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D014139:Tracheostomy / Q000379:methods*; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology