OBJECTIVE: To study application of sternocleidomastoid myoperiosteal flap to reconstruction of the defect of cervical trachea. METHOD: Thirteen hospitalized patients with malignant neoplasm invading cervical trachea and primary tracheal carcinoma were analyzed retrospectively, the sternocleidomastoid myoperiosteal flap was applied to repair the defect of tracheal wall after resection of the neoplasm. RESULT: Among 10 tracheotomy patients, 9 cases were decannulated from 1 month to 5 months. One case needs cannulation because of tracheal stenosis. Three patients with no tracheotomy had no dyspnea after operation. CONCLUSION The sternocleidomastoid myoperiosteal flap is an ideal transplant for cervical tracheal reconstruction.
Aged ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Pectoralis Muscles ; transplantation ; Periosteum ; transplantation ; Reconstructive Surgical Procedures ; methods ; Retrospective Studies ; Surgical Flaps ; Trachea ; pathology ; surgery