Kang Jeong-Han, Park In Kyu, Bae Mi-Kyung, Hwang Yoohwa
Department of Chest Surgery, Heymin General Hospital, Korea.
Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2011 Jun;44(3):257-9. doi: 10.5090/kjtcs.2011.44.3.257. Epub 2011 Jun 11.
The extent of resection and release of the trachea is important for successful anastomosis. Bilateral bronchial dissection is one of the release techniques for resection of the lower trachea. We present the experience of cervical video-assisted mediastinoscopic bilateral bronchial release for long segmental resection and anastomosis of the lower trachea.