A Case Report of Tracheal Tenting to the Skin: An Option to Tracheostomy for Post-Thyroidectomy Tracheomalacia-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

A Case Report of Tracheal Tenting to the Skin: An Option to Tracheostomy for Post-Thyroidectomy Tracheomalacia

Published:2023-10 Issue:10 Volume:26 Page:1579-1583
ISSN:1119-3077
Container-title:Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice
language:en
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Author:

Andrew O¹,Folorunsho O²,Faustina B³,Alufohai EJ⁴,Andrew D⁵

Affiliation:

1. Department of Surgery, Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Irrua, Edo State, Nigeria

2. Department of Anaesthesia, Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Irrua, Edo State, Nigeria

3. Department of ENT, Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Irrua, Edo State, Nigeria

4. Joe Alufohai Medical Centre, Sabongida-Ora, Edo State, Nigeria

5. Department of Surgery, Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State, Nigeria

Abstract

ABSTRACT Operating on a huge and long-standing goiter is challenging to the surgeon and anesthetist because of the possibility of tracheomalacia and collapse of the tracheal rings after extubation. We report our innovation of tenting the trachea to the skin using sutures (passed through the strap and sternocleidomastoid muscles) to prevent post-thyroidectomy tracheomalacia.

Publisher

Medknow

Subject

General Medicine

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