Suprasternal approach for impending tracheo-innominate artery fistula

Autor: Yuko Tosaka, Keiichi Hirose, Yujiro Ide, Yoshifumi Fujimoto, Kisaburo Sakamoto, Maiko Tachi, Noritaka Ota, Masaya Murata
Rok vydání: 2010
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Zdroj: General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 58:480-484
ISSN: 1863-6713
1863-6705
DOI: 10.1007/s11748-010-0598-7
Popis: We report preventive innominate artery division or ligation through a suprasternal approach for impending tracheo-innominate artery fistula (TIF) with recurrent airway oozing in patients with severe neuromuscular disease. Our approach is less invasive and a favorable procedure as preventive surgery for impending TIF.
Databáze: OpenAIRE