Pericardial Flap-Plasty for Protection of the Tracheal Anastomosis in Heart-Lung Transplantation
- 1 June 1989
- journal article
- Published by Hindawi Limited in Journal of Cardiac Surgery
- Vol. 4 (2) , 136-139
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-8191.1989.tb00269.x
Abstract
Infection or dehiscence of the tracheal anastomosis remains a dreaded and almost always fatal complication following heart-lung transplantation (HLTX). A technique of pericardial flap-plasty combined with application of fibrin sealant and topical antibiotics was developed and applied in three patients undergoing HLTX. The method allows for safe protection of the anastomosis even in the presence of severe ischemia and partial necrosis of the donor trachea at the same time avoiding laparotomy for mobilization of the omentum.Keywords
This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
- Technique of Successful Clinical Double-Lung TransplantationThe Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 1988
- A Suspension of Fibrin Glue and Antibiotic for Local Treatment of Myocotic Aneurysms in Endocarditis - An Experimental StudyThe Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon, 1984
- Human Lung TransplantationChest, 1980
- A Review of 23 Human Lung Transplantations by 20 SurgeonsThe Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 1970