SURGICAL TREATMENT OF TRACHEAL LESIONS

Abstract

We have treated surgically 7 patients with tracheal injury, 6 patients with tracheal stenosis caused by tracheostomy, and 20 patients with primary or secondary tracheal tumors in the past 20 years. Five of the 20 patients with tracheal tumors had resection of the carina. In 3 of the 5 patients, a new carina was created by anastomosing the trachea with the left main bronchus and the right intermediate trunk. In 4 patients, 9 rings or more the trachea were resected.
All of the 33 patients were treated by primary anastomosis.
Eight of the 33 patients died. In 3 of the death cases, the cause was unrelated to the surgery. Eight patients had complications.