title: Primary Endoscopic Repair of a Large Tracheal Rupture Through Tracheal Stoma.
abstract: We describe the case of an 83-year-old man who presented with a large trauma to the membranous wall of the trachea and was treated with endoscopic primary repair of the tracheal wall through a preexisting tracheal stoma. Assessment with an optical telescope through the tracheal stoma revealed a 5-cm laceration in the membranous wall of the trachea starting immediately above the carina. The laceration was closed using continuous 4-0 monofilament polydioxanone sutures with direct visualization of tissues through a fiberoptic telescope. This approach is particularly effective in cases of traumatic rupture of the membranous trachea.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ataturk University, Medical Faculty, Erzurum, Turkey. Electronic address: atilaeroglu@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Atilla
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Eroglu
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ataturk University, Medical Faculty, Erzurum, Turkey.
authors.forename: Yener
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Aydin
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ataturk University, Medical Faculty, Erzurum, Turkey.
authors.forename: Bayram
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Altuntas
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia and Reanimation, Ataturk University, Medical Faculty, Erzurum, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ahiskalioglu
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D022125:Lacerations / Q000601:surgery*; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D012421:Rupture; D054047:Surgical Stomas; D013536:Suture Techniques; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D014132:Trachea / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*