case_images: PMC11081015_01
case_images: (A) Pre-operative bronchoscopy with a severe tracheal stenosis. B, C, and D: Airway reconstruction strategy; (B) Intraoperative view through mediastinal access. The white arrow indicates the stenosis where the horizontal transection was made; (C) Image after horizontal transection. Blue dotted arrow- proximal trachea; Yellow dotted arrow - right main bronchus; Green dotted arrow - left main bronchus; (D) Image after slide tracheoplasty: the anterior wall of the anastomosis was constructed from the proximal tracheal stump and the posterior wall from the distal stump
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case_images: PMC11081015_02_2317-6385-eins-22-eRC0659-gf01.jpg
case_images: f1
case_images: The proximal stump was used to build the anterior wall of the neocarina, whereas the distal stump completed the posterior wall closure (Figure 1C and D) using continuous running 5-0 PDS at both ends.
case_images: PMC11081015_02
case_images: (A) Pre-operative bronchoscopy with a severe tracheal stenosis. B, C, and D: Airway reconstruction strategy; (B) Intraoperative view through mediastinal access. The white arrow indicates the stenosis where the horizontal transection was made; (C) Image after horizontal transection. Blue dotted arrow- proximal trachea; Yellow dotted arrow - right main bronchus; Green dotted arrow - left main bronchus; (D) Image after slide tracheoplasty: the anterior wall of the anastomosis was constructed from the proximal tracheal stump and the posterior wall from the distal stump
case_images: 2317-6385-eins-22-eRC0659-gf01.jpg
case_images: PMC11081015_02_2317-6385-eins-22-eRC0659-gf01.jpg
case_images: f1
case_images: The proximal stump was used to build the anterior wall of the neocarina, whereas the distal stump completed the posterior wall closure (Figure 1C and D) using continuous running 5-0 PDS at both ends.
case_images: PMC11081015_03
case_images: (A) Coronal reconstruction of the pre-operative chest CT with the stenosis in the distal trachea and carina; (B) Post-operative chest CT with adequate tracheal diameter
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case_images: PMC11081015_03_2317-6385-eins-22-eRC0659-gf02.jpg
case_images: f2
case_images: A control CT scan performed on the third postoperative day (Figure 2) showed no pneumomediastinum and adequate tracheal diameter.