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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002;21:355-357
© 2002 Elsevier Science NL

Case report

Tracheal hamartoma: pericardial flap replacement of membranous tracheal wall

^a Service of Thoracic Surgery, National Institute of Respiratory Diseases, JM Infante 717 Providencia, Santiago, Chile
^b School of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile

Received 9 July 2001; received in revised form 7 October 2001; accepted 22 October 2001.

* Corresponding author. Tel.: +56-2-340-3462; fax: +56-2-235-5833
e-mail: mfica{at}ctcinternet.cl

We presented a rare case of large tracheal hamartoma in a 14-year-old boy and its management with a novel technique of reparation with pericardium of entire membranous portion of the trachea, after the failure of more conservative approaches like bronchoscopic resection and stenting. We remark the advantages of autologous material instead of prosthetic material.

Key Words: Tracheal tumors • Tracheoplasty • Hamartoma • Tracheobronchial stenosis • Tracheal resection