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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Menna C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8640260 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chest 20211201 6
This is the first report to our knowledge of a successful total tracheal replacement in a post-COVID-19 patient by cryopreserved aortic allograft. The graft was anastomosed to the cricoid and carina; a silicon stent was inserted to ensure patency. The patient was extubated on the operative table and was immediately able to breathe, speak, and swallow. No immunosuppression was administered. Three weeks after surgery, the patient was discharged from hospital in excellent health, and was able to re ...[more]