title: Tracheoinnominate artery fistula: successful surgical management of one case.
abstract: Fistula formation between the trachea and the innominate artery following tracheostomy is a rare, but life-threatening complication. Because of its clinical presentation with acute, massive, intractable bleeding, the mortality is nearly 100% without operation. To the best of our knowledge, the autologous pericardium flap for coverage of the tracheal defect has not been discussed in the English-language literature. We successfully treated one case of tracheoinnominate artery fistula following tracheostomy by using autologous pericardium flap.
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: C-W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Hsiao
authors.forename: S-C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: K-C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Y-L
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tzao
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001158:Arteries; D016122:Brachiocephalic Trunk; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014132:Trachea / Q000098:blood supply*; D014139:Tracheostomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016157:Vascular Fistula / Q000601:surgery*