Successful subtotal tracheal replacement (using a skin/omental graft) for dehiscence after a resection for thyroid cancer  Lorenzo Spaggiari, MD, PhD, Luca Salvatore Calabrese, MD, Massimiliano D’Aiuto, MD, Giulia Veronesi, MD, Domenico Galetta, MD, Marco Venturino, MD, Fausto Chiesa, MD  The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  Volume 129, Issue 6, Pages 1455-1456 (June 2005) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2004.11.010 Copyright © 2005 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Schematic illustration of tracheal replacement. A, Tracheal segment, 9 cm in length, was removed. B, Termino-terminal skin graft-tracheal anastomosis was accomplished. Laterally, the skin graft was fixed to the lateral margins of the esophagus so that the anterior esophageal wall gave rise the membranous portion of the new trachea. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2005 129, 1455-1456DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2004.11.010) Copyright © 2005 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Operative field showing the completed tracheal replacement. L, Larynx; S, skin graft; BCA, brachiocephalic artery. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2005 129, 1455-1456DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2004.11.010) Copyright © 2005 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions