title: Total arch replacement in a patient with a tracheostoma through a reverse L-shaped partial sternotomy.
abstract: A conventional median sternotomy in a patient with a tracheostoma is susceptible to postoperative mediastinitis or graft infection after total arch replacement (TAR). An optimal surgical procedure has still not been established to circumvent these complications in such patients. We report a successful case of a 74-year-old man with a tracheostoma who received TAR through a reverse L-shaped partial sternotomy. This incision was simple and enabled us to secure an adequate operative field similar to that of a conventional median sternotomy. The patient was discharged without any evidence of infection or any other complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Iwate Medical University Memorial Heart Center, 19-1 Uchimaru, Morioka, Iwate, 020-8505, Japan. tkamada@iwate-med.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kamada
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Minatoya
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Iwate Medical University Memorial Heart Center, 19-1 Uchimaru, Morioka, Iwate, 020-8505, Japan.
authors.forename: Hitoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Okabayashi
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Iwate Medical University Memorial Heart Center, 19-1 Uchimaru, Morioka, Iwate, 020-8505, Japan.
authors.forename: Junichi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Koizumi
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Iwate Medical University Memorial Heart Center, 19-1 Uchimaru, Morioka, Iwate, 020-8505, Japan.
authors.forename: Masayuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mukaida
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Iwate Medical University Memorial Heart Center, 19-1 Uchimaru, Morioka, Iwate, 020-8505, Japan.
authors.forename: Akio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ikai
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008480:Mediastinitis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D056346:Sternotomy / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014139:Tracheostomy
keywords: Total arch replacement; Tracheostoma