This issue of Thoracic Surgery Clinics of North America, guest edited by Drs. Jean Deslauriers, Farid Shamji, and Bill Nelems, is the second of two devoted to Fundamentals of Airway Surgery. The editors have assembled expert authors to review the following topics: From Open to Bedside Percutaneous Tracheostomy; Anterior Mediastinal Tracheostomy: Past, Present, and Future; Extended Sleeve Resections; Bronchoplasties at the Segmental Level; Challenges of Carinal Resection and Reconstruction; Carinal Pneumonectomy; Management of Post-Pneumonectomy Broncho-Pleural Fistula: From Thoracoplasty to Trans-Sternal Closure; Tracheal Transplantation: State of the Art and Key Role of Blood Supply in its Success; Autologous Tracheal Replacement; Pathophysiology and Predictors of Bronchial Complications After Lung Transplantation; Management of Bronchial Complications After Lung Transplantation and Late Sequelae; Experiences with Prosthetic Airway Replacement: From the Use of Marlex Meshes to Tissue Engineering; Management of Acquired Benign Tracheo-Esophageal Fistulas; Strategies in the Treatment of Malignant Tracheoesophageal Fistulas; Recognition and Management of Life-Threatening Tracheo-Vascular Fistulae and How to Prevent Them; Principles of Urgent Management of Acute Airway Obstruction; Tracheo-Bronchial Injuries Secondary to Blunt Chest Trauma; Cricothyroid Approach for Emergency Access to the Airway; Use of Silicone Tubes in the Management of Complex Airway Problems; Management of the Airway after Tracheal Reconstruction; Importance of a Team Effort in the Success of Airway Surgery; and more!
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Table of Contents
Preface: Fundamentals of Airway Surgery, Part II
Introduction: Frederick Griffith Pearson: The Father of Modern Thoracic Surgery Anesthesia
Anesthesia for Airway Surgery
Sharing the Airway: The Importance of Good Communication Between Anesthesiologist and Surgeon
Tracheostomy
From Open to Bedside Percutaneous Tracheostomy
Anterior Mediastinal Tracheostomy: Past, Present, and Future Surgery of the Distal Airway
Fundamentals of Standard Sleeve Resection
Extended Sleeve Resection for Lung Cancer
Bronchoplasties at the Segmental Level
Carinal Resection and Reconstruction
Carinal Pneumonectomy
Management of Postpneumonectomy Bronchopleural Fistula: From Thoracoplasty to Transsternal Closure
Airway Transplantation and Prosthetic Replacement
Tracheal Transplantation: State of the Art and Key Role of Blood Supply in Its Success
Autologous Tracheal Replacement: Surgical Technique and Outcomes
Pathophysiology and Predictors of Bronchial Complications After Lung Transplantation
Management of Bronchial Complications After Lung Transplantation and Sequelae
Experiences with Prosthetic Airway Replacement
Tracheoesophageal and Tracheovascular Fistulae
Management of Acquired Benign Tracheoesophageal Fistulae
Management of Malignant Tracheoesophageal Fistula
Recognition and Management of Life-Threatening Tracheovascular Fistulae and How to Prevent Them
Airway Trauma
Principles of Urgent Management of Acute Airway Obstruction
Blunt Tracheobronchial Trauma
Cricothyroid Approach for Emergency Access to the Airway
Use of Silicone Tubes in the Management of Complex Airway Problems
Importance of a Team Effort in Success of Airway Surgery
