title: Tracheal hamartoma: pericardial flap replacement of membranous tracheal wall.
abstract: We presented a rare case of large tracheal hamartoma in a 14-year-old boy and its management with a novel technique of reparation with pericardium of entire membranous portion of the trachea, after the failure of more conservative approaches like bronchoscopic resection and stenting. We remark the advantages of autologous material instead of prosthetic material.
authors.affiliation: Service of Thoracic Surgery, National Institute of Respiratory Diseases, JM Infante 717 Providencia, Santiago, Chile. mfica@ctinternet.cl
authors.forename: Mauricio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fica
authors.forename: Patricio
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Prats
authors.forename: María
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mañana
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010496:Pericardium / Q000637:transplantation; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014134:Tracheal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome