Video-assisted thoracic tracheoplasty for adenoid cystic carcinoma of the mediastinal trachea

Prognosis of primary tracheal tumor: A population‐based analysis

“…Surgery was the effective treatment for prolonging the survival of tracheal tumor patients. The surgeries included local/radical tumor resections 11,12 and tumor local destructions by laser which had been reported as another feasible and effective method. 13 Our results indicated that local and radical resections provided better survival outcomes than local destruction surgery.…”

Video-assisted transthoracic surgery resection of a tracheal mass and reconstruction of trachea under non-intubated anesthesia with spontaneous breathing

“…The application of video-assisted transthoracic surgery (VATS) for tracheal diseases has been reported in literature, showing satisfactory effectiveness (1,2). However, these surgical procedures typically require endotracheal intubation, chest intubation, and mechanical ventilation.…”

Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery resection and reconstruction of thoracic trachea in the management of a tracheal neoplasm

“…Thus, to ensure oxygen supply during the surgery, the anesthesiologist needs to withdraw the orally inserted tracheal tube during the resection of tracheal tumor; meanwhile, the operator must insert another tracheal tube into the distal end of trachea via the thoracic cavity to ensure the patency of airway. During tracheal reconstruction, the anesthetist needs to insert a new tracheal tube by mouth, whereas the operator must remove the transthoracically inserted tracheal tube (6). Furthermore, the anesthesiologist needs to continue to place the transorally-inserted tracheal tube to the distal end of the trachea to ensure the tube pass through the anastomosis.…”