Iatrogenic Tracheal Posterior Wall Perforation Repaired with Bronchoscope-Guided Knotless Sutures Through Tracheostomy

A 68-year-old man presented with a posterior tracheal wall injury caused by percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy. The wound was immediately covered with an absorbable polyglycolic acid sheet. Ten days after the injury, the perforation was closed with knotless sutures using a Castroviejo needle-hol...

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Main Authors: Yong Chae Jung, Kiick Sung, Jong Ho Cho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2018-08-01
Series:Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5090/kjtcs.2018.51.4.277