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2214835

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-11-20
pubmed:abstractText
We have developed a new surgical method for repairing tracheobronchomalacia. In experiments on dogs we tried external fixation of Marlex mesh (Bard Cardiosurgery Division, Bellerica, Mass.) on the trachea. We first made models of tracheomalacia by making fractures or resections in intrathoracic tracheal cartilages and then made an external fixation of Marlex mesh on the malacic segments of the trachea. In 11 dogs Marlex mesh was sutured onto the trachea with absorbable thread. The trachea was firmly supported after 2 to 6 months, compared with three controls in which no external fixation was made. However, mucosal defects associated with ischemia caused by the suture developed in four of the 11. In 13 more dogs Marlex mesh was bonded to the trachea with fibrin glue. After 3 to 8 months the supporting strength of the trachea increased up to the level of the normal trachea. There was no evidence of inflammation or of mucosal defects. Therefore Marlex mesh was applied to a 44-year-old-man who had experienced frequent attacks of cough syncope. After the operation the attacks of cough syncope and collapsing of his airway disappeared completely.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0022-5223
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
100
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
587-94
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Development of a new surgical procedure for repairing tracheobronchomalacia.
pubmed:affiliation
Respiratory Division, Kyoto-Katsura Hospital, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports