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A 70-year-old woman was quickly diagnosed as having tracheo-innominate artery fistula by three-dimensional computed tomography. Immediate surgical exploration was performed to control the bleeding using a temporary shunt. After the damaged artery was excised, vascular reconstruction was performed to preserve the connection between the proximal and distal ends of the innominate artery with the interposition of a saphenous vein graft. A pedicled sternocleidomastoid muscle flap was successfully used for the tracheal reconstruction.
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Sawamura, Y., Takase, K., Higuchi, N. et al. Surgical repair for tracheo-innominate artery fistula with a muscle flap. Jpn J Thorac Caridovasc Surg 51, 630–633 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02736707
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