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Case Reports
. 2024 Aug 28:28:178-179.
doi: 10.1016/j.xjtc.2024.08.015. eCollection 2024 Dec.

Long-term survival after tracheal replacement using a cryopreserved aortic allograft

Geraud Galvaing  1 , Emmanuel Martinod  2 , Jean-Baptiste Chadeyras  1
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Long-term survival after tracheal replacement using a cryopreserved aortic allograft

Geraud Galvaing et al. JTCVS Tech. .
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The authors reported no conflicts of interest. The Journal policy requires editors and reviewers to disclose conflicts of interest and to decline handling or reviewing manuscripts for which they may have a conflict of interest. The editors and reviewers of this article have no conflicts of interest.

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Postoperative image highlighting the silicone stent within the aortic allograft (arrow).
Figure 1
Figure 1
Coronal reconstruction of the trachea. A, Preoperative reconstruction showing the tip of the tracheostomy tube above the tracheal stenosis (red arrow) and the left thyroid lobe (white star). B, Postoperative reconstruction highlighting the silicone stent within the cryopreserved allograft (yellow arrow). C, Definitive postoperative view following stent removal, 1 year and 5 months after surgery.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Operative view after completing the proximal and distal anastomoses, with the cryopreserved allograft indicated by the blue arrow.
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