Trachea repair using an autologous pericardial patch combined with a 3D carbon fiber stent: A case report

Front Surg. 2023 Jan 9:9:1086792. doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2022.1086792. eCollection 2022.

Abstract

This study is the first to use an autologous pericardial patch combined with a 3D carbon fiber stent for the plastic repair of a large trachea defect. Radical surgery is the optimal therapy for primary malignant tracheal tumors. Tracheoplasty or repair is required to guarantee trachea integrity and normal ventilation function after tracheal tumor resection. Here, we present a case of plastic repair of the trachea using an autologous pericardial patch and a 3D custom-made carbon fiber stent. A 4 cm trachea defect was successfully repaired after resecting a malignant schwannoma. The postoperative ventilatory function was normal without obvious symptoms of discomfort. Fiberoptic bronchoscopy showed a smooth mucosal surface of the endotracheal wall and patency of the airway. CT scans performed 3 years after surgery showed no recurrence. Therefore, we can conclude that a 3D carbon fiber stent is feasible for abolishing patch floating and preventing tracheal stenosis.

Keywords: 3D carbon fiber stent; autologous pericardial patch; case report; trachea defect; trachea repair.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

Grants and funding

This research received technology support from Hunan Tankang Biotech Company and was supported by a grant from the Key Research and Development Program of Hunan Provincial (grant number 2021SK2020), the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province (grant number 2021JJ40871), and the voyage project of the Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University.