Mediastinal tracheostomy

Anterior mediastinal tracheostomy as salvage operation.

BACKGROUND This study aimed to assess early and long-term results after anterior mediastinal tracheostomy (AMT) as a salvage operation for recurrent neck malignancies. METHODS Between October 2006 and February 2013, 12 patients (mean age, 57 years) underwent AMT. All patients had experienced stomal recurrence, with or without esophageal involvement, after laryngectomy. All patients had underg...

Manubrial resection and anterior mediastinal tracheostomy: friend or Foe?

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS To review our experience with manubrial resection and anterior mediastinal tracheostomy and formulate operative guidelines to improve the surgical outcome. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective study. METHODS Between January 1980 and June 2010, we performed 38 manubrial resections. The indications of the procedure, reconstructive methods, and operative outcomes were analyzed. R...

mediastinal tracheostomy in tehran imam khomeini’s hospital from january 1991 till december 2000

mediastinal tracheostomy is a complex surgical procedure for the management of airway reconstruction in patients whose distal trachea is not sufficiently long to be reconstructed as cervical tracheostomy after tracheal resection for malignant diseases. in this article (study), we present our 10 year experience of this uncommon procedure in thoracic surgery ward of imam khomeini's hospital, tehr...

Mediastinal Tracheostoma for Treatment of Tracheostenosis after Tracheostomy in a Patient with Mucopolysaccharidosis-Induced Tracheomalacia

Background Treatment of tracheostenosis after tracheostomy in pediatric patients is often difficult. Mucopolysaccharidosis is a lysosomal storage disease that may induce obstruction of the airways. Case Presentation A 16-year-old male patient underwent long-term follow-up after postnatal diagnosis of type II mucopolysaccharidosis. At 11 years of age, tracheostomy was performed for mucopolysac...

Tracheostomy.