Extensive resection of the distal trachea and bilateral bronchi for the tumor arising from the carina: a successful reconstruction of the carina.
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.
Tsugawa
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Department of Surgery, Kobe Children's Hospital, Hygo Medical Center, Japan.
Tsubota
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N
Matsumoto
Y
Y
Ataka
K
K
Muraji
T
T
Nishijima
E
E
Kimura
K
K
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*