A New Brace for Maintaining the Neck in a Suitable Position Following Tracheal Reconstruction

Segmental resection and end-to-end anastomosis is the treatment of choice for patients suffering from tracheal stenosis for whom conservative management is not planned. A complication of this procedure is tension-induced anastomotic failure. To prevent this complication, maintaining the neck in full...

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Main Authors: Bizhan Ziaian, Ali Foroutan, Maryam Tahamtan, Sam Moslemi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences 2015-05-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://ijms.sums.ac.ir/index.php/IJMS/article/view/843