Tracheal hamartoma: Pericardial flap replacement of membranous tracheal wall

Abstract

We presented a rare case of large tracheal hamartoma in a 14-year-old boy and its management with a novel technique of reparation with pericardium of entire membranous portion of the trachea, after the failure of more conservative approaches like bronchoscopic resection and stenting. We remark the advantages of autologous material instead of prosthetic material. Copyright © 2002 Elsevier Science B.V.