[Reconstruction of the defect of cervical trachea with the sternocleidomastoid myoperiosteal flap].
OBJECTIVE
To study application of sternocleidomastoid myoperiosteal flap to reconstruction of the defect of cervical trachea.


METHODS
Thirteen hospitalized patients with malignant neoplasm invading cervical trachea and primary tracheal carcinoma were analyzed retrospectively, the sternocleidomastoid myoperiosteal flap was applied to repair the defect of tracheal wall after resection of the neoplasm.


RESULTS
Among 10 tracheotomy patients, 9 cases were decannulated from 1 month to 5 months. One case needs cannulation because of tracheal stenosis. Three patients with no tracheotomy had no dyspnea after operation.


CONCLUSIONS
The sternocleidomastoid myoperiosteal flap is an ideal transplant for cervical tracheal reconstruction.
Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Weihai Municipal Hospital, Weihai, 264200, China.
Jianxin
J
Zhang
Zhonglin
Z
Zou
Jianjing
J
Song
Qiyou
Q
Wang
Yu
Y
Zhang
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010369:Pectoralis Muscles / Q000637:transplantation*; D010521:Periosteum / Q000637:transplantation*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014132:Trachea / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*