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Successfully repaired traumatic tracheal disruption and cardiac rupture with cardiopulmonary support

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A 19-year-old man suffering from dyspnea associated with tracheal and cardiac rupture from a traffic accident was found by bronchoscopy to have a 7.5 cm longitudinal tear in the membranous portion of the trachea. Right posterolateral thoracotmy was conducted and open ventilation through the left main bronchus initiated with standby cardiopulmonary bypass cannulation of the right femoral artery and vein. When oxygenation was poor, extracorporeal circulation was initiated through the cannulated artery and vein. Under the cardiopulmonary bypass, we safely repaired the tracheal laceration and cardiac rupture.

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  1. Department of Surgery 1, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, 5 Zaifu-cho Hirosaki, 036-8562, Aomori, Japan

    Kazuyuki Daitoku MD, Takehiro Sakai MD, Yoshitsugu Yamada MD, Takao Tsushima MD, Masayuki Kovama MD & Shunichi Takaya MD

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Daitoku, K., Sakai, T., Yamada, Y. et al. Successfully repaired traumatic tracheal disruption and cardiac rupture with cardiopulmonary support. Jpn J Thorac Caridovasc Surg 50, 70–73 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02919668

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