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Case Example Mediastinal Tracheostomy (Tracheotomy) with Anatomic Diagrams
return to:Mediastinal tracheostomy for total laryngectomy with resection of manubrium, Thoracic Surgery
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References
Orringer MB: Anterior Mediastinal Tracheostomy With and Without Cervical Exenteration (updated) Ann thorac Surg 1999;67:591
Chan YW, Chow VLY, Liu LHL, and Wei WI: Manubrial Resection and Anterior Mediastinal Tracheostomy: Friend or Foe? Laryngoscope, 121, 1441-1445, 2011
Martinod E, Guillaume J-Y, Radu DM and Despreaux G: A more conservative technique for anterior mediastinal tracheostomy after sub-total resection of the trachea. Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2011;12:672-675.