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Claviculotracheopexy for complex airway reconstructions

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Purpose

Revision surgery for correcting benign laryngotracheal stenosis is challenging and it gets complicated in patients with comorbidities. To improve results in such cases, we describe a new technique of stabilizing the trachea by splinting it to the clavicle on both sides.

Methods

Retrospective case series.

Results

Three patients received claviculotracheopexy to maintain their tracheal static. The surgery offers an immediate and optimal support to an unstable trachea.

Conclusion

Claviculotracheopexy can be used as a complementary procedure in complex airway reconstructions.

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  1. Department of Otolaryngology, Lausanne University Hopsital, CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland

    K. Sandu, Pauline Vinckenbosch-Jaballah & L. Duchoud

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Sandu, K., Vinckenbosch-Jaballah, P. & Duchoud, L. Claviculotracheopexy for complex airway reconstructions. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 277, 2925–2928 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-020-06086-5

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