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Case Reports
. 2003 Nov;51(11):630-3.
doi: 10.1007/BF02736707.

Surgical repair for tracheo-innominate artery fistula with a muscle flap

Yoshihiro Sawamura  1 , Kei Takase, Norio Higuchi, Sekinori Kikuchi, Takashi Ito, Koichi Tabayashi
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Case Reports

Surgical repair for tracheo-innominate artery fistula with a muscle flap

Yoshihiro Sawamura et al. Jpn J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2003 Nov.

Abstract

A 70-year-old woman was quickly diagnosed as having tracheo-innominate artery fistula by three-dimensional computed tomography. Immediate surgical exploration was performed to control the bleeding using a temporary shunt. After the damaged artery was excised, vascular reconstruction was performed to preserve the connection between the proximal and distal ends of the innominate artery with the interposition of a saphenous vein graft. A pedicled sternocleidomastoid muscle flap was successfully used for the tracheal reconstruction.

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