Pericardial Patch Tracheoplasty for Relapsing Polychondritis
Merih Kalamanoglu Balci
Cemal Asim Kutlu
10.25373/ctsnet.7863452.v2
https://ctsnet.figshare.com/articles/media/Pericardial_Patch_Tracheoplasty_for_Relapsing_Polycondritis/7863452
The authors present the bronchoscopic findings from a 58-year-old woman who was diagnosed with relapsing polychondritis. This video shows the results of a patch tracheoplasty, four years after the operation. The trachea and upper airways seemed normal, but the orifices of both main bronchi were significantly narrowed.
2019-03-27 18:24:04
Thoracic
Trachea and bronchi
Surgery