• Chest · Dec 2021

    Case Reports

    Successful Total Tracheal Replacement by Cryopreserved Aortic Allograft in a Patient Post-COVID-19 Infection.

    • Cecilia Menna, Claudio Andreetti, Mohsen Ibrahim, Anna Maria Ciccone, Antonio D'Andrilli, Giulio Maurizi, Domenico M Massullo, Silvia Fiorelli, and Erino A Rendina.
    • Division of Thoracic Surgery, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. Electronic address: cecilia.menna@uniroma1.it.
    • Chest. 2021 Dec 1; 160 (6): e613e617e613-e617.

    AbstractThis is the first report to our knowledge of a successful total tracheal replacement in a post-COVID-19 patient by cryopreserved aortic allograft. The graft was anastomosed to the cricoid and carina; a silicon stent was inserted to ensure patency. The patient was extubated on the operative table and was immediately able to breathe, speak, and swallow. No immunosuppression was administered. Three weeks after surgery, the patient was discharged from hospital in excellent health, and was able to resume his normal lifestyle, work, and activity as an amateur cyclist. Two months after surgery, the patient assumes aerosol with saline solution three times per day and no other therapy; routine bronchoscopy to clear secretions is no longer needed.Copyright © 2021 American College of Chest Physicians. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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