Tracheocutaneous Fistula Closure with Turnover Flap and Polydioxanone Plate. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open 2017 Oct;5(10):e1515
Date
12/01/2017Pubmed ID
29184731Pubmed Central ID
PMC5682167DOI
10.1097/GOX.0000000000001515Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85044203728 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 5 CitationsAbstract
An alternative surgical treatment is proposed for closure of tracheocutaneous fistulas. The authors present a new technique for reconstruction of persistent tracheocutaneous fistula resultant from temporary tracheostomy. The single-stage closure under local anesthesia involves a fistulous tract turnover flap with a perforated 0.15 mm polydioxanone plate between the flap and the subcutaneous closure. This article presents 3 cases of persistent tracheocutaneous fistula treated by this method. At follow-up examination after follow-up, no recurrent fistula formation had occurred, and no respiratory deformity was present.
