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. 2000 Aug;70(2):679-80.
doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(00)01577-0.

Manubrium-sparing sternotomy and off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with tracheal stoma

M Ricci  1 , T A Salerno, J P Houck
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Manubrium-sparing sternotomy and off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with tracheal stoma

M Ricci et al. Ann Thorac Surg. 2000 Aug.

Abstract

The presence of a tracheal stoma in patients with previous total laryngectomy who require cardiac operations is associated with an increased risk of wound complications and tracheal injuries when a full sternotomy is used. The aim of this report is to describe a technique of manubrium-sparing sternotomy, which can be used in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting without cardiopulmonary bypass.

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