Fry T L, Fischer N D, Pillsbury H C
Laryngoscope. 1985 Jan;95(1):60-2. doi: 10.1288/00005537-198501000-00014.
Limited areas of tracheal stenosis have been repaired with a variety of techniques. More extensive upper tracheal defects present a greater challenge with less predictable success. The following is the description of yet another technique for reconstruction of extensive upper tracheal defects. We report on the use of a muscle-pedicled thyroid alar graft which carries its own blood supply and perichondrial covering, supplies a large, conveniently shaped graft, requires one operative site and one operative sitting, and has proven advantageous even in the comprised patient.
