title: Extensive resection of the distal trachea and bilateral bronchi for the tumor arising from the carina: a successful reconstruction of the carina.
abstract: This paper reports the case of an 8-year-old girl who successfully underwent tracheobronchial reconstruction for neoplastic obstruction at the carina. Reconstruction of the carina was performed using an end-to-end type anastomosis between the trachea and bronchi.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Kobe Children's Hospital, Hygo Medical Center, Japan.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tsugawa
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tsubota
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ataka
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Muraji
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nishijima
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kimura
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D001980:Bronchi / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009360:Neoplastic Cells, Circulating; D014132:Trachea / Q000601:surgery*; D014134:Tracheal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*