Abstract: A 42-year-old woman was referred for a sublaryngeal tracheal stenosis after examination with CT and flexible bronchoscopy because of persistent wheezing. A biopsy sample showed an epidermoid carcinoma whose upper margin was 2 cm below the vocal cords. By the use of classic technique, we undertook a tracheal resection (figures a and b: three cartilage rings were resected, the arrows indicate recurrent nerves) and laryngotracheal anastomosis (figure c) on tumour-free resection margins (frozen section). Postoperative recovery was uneventful, and the patient was discharged 7 days after the operation.
Publication Year: 2004
Publication Date: 2004-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref', 'pubmed']
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