Successful closure of a tracheocutaneous fistula after tracheostomy using two skin flaps: a case report

A tracheocutaneous fistula may develop when a tracheostomy orifice epithelializes during a prolonged course of healing or undernutrition. Various techniques for closing such fistulae have been reported. However, a standard procedure has not yet been established. We, herein, present a case involving...

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Published in:Surg Case Rep
Main Authors: Watanabe, Yui, Umehara, Tadashi, Harada, Aya, Aoki, Masaya, Tokunaga, Takuya, Suzuki, Soichi, Kamimura, Go, Wakida, Kazuhiro, Nagata, Toshiyuki, Otsuka, Tsunayuki, Yokomakura, Naoya, Kariatsumari, Kota, Nakamura, Yoshihiro, Watanabe, Yuko, Sato, Masami
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2015
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Case Report
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4747946/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26943408
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40792-015-0045-1
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