Tracheo-innominate artery fistula with continuous bleeding successfully treated through the suprasternal approach: a case report

BACKGROUND: Tracheo-innominate artery fistula (TIF) is a rare but fatal complication occurring after tracheotomy. Brachiocephalic trunk transection, one of the surgical treatments for TIF, is mostly associated with a full or partial median sternotomy. We describe a case of TIF with continuous bleedi...

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Published in:J Cardiothorac Surg
Main Authors: Kaneko, Shotaro, Uchida, Keiji, Karube, Norihisa, Kasama, Keiichiro, Minami, Tomoyuki, Cho, Tomoki, Izubuchi, Ryo, Fushimi, Kenichi, Yabu, Naoto, Goda, Motohiko, Masuda, Munetaka
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Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2020
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7041115/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32093725
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13019-020-1080-y
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