Division of Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23298-0050, USA.
Ann Thorac Surg. 2010 Mar;89(3):977-9. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.05.088.
Complications after transhiatal esophagectomy include pneumonia, recurrent laryngeal nerve injury, and anastomotic leak. Although damage to the trachea is a potential complication, there are minimal reports of tracheal compression after esophagectomy with gastric pull-through. We report a case of severe tracheal compression and obstruction requiring mechanical ventilation presenting 2 days postoperatively. Placement of a silicone tracheal stent relieved the obstruction in the distal trachea and facilitated extubation.
经食管裂孔食管切除术的并发症包括肺炎、喉返神经损伤和吻合口漏。虽然气管损伤是一种潜在的并发症，但胃牵拉经食管裂孔手术后气管受压的报道很少。我们报告了一例术后 2 天出现严重气管压迫和梗阻，需要机械通气的病例。放置硅酮气管支架缓解了远端气管的阻塞，便于拔管。
