Technique for Repair of a Tracheocutaneous Fistula After Lung Transplantation Andrew Everett Siva Raja Sudish Murthy Usman Ahmad 10.25373/ctsnet.5239579.v1 https://ctsnet.figshare.com/articles/media/Technique_for_Repair_of_a_Tracheocutaneous_Fistula_After_Lung_Transplantation/5239579 <p>Tracheocutaneous fistulas are infrequent complications of prolonged tracheostomies. This video explains the technique used at the authors’ institution for closure of a tracheocutaneous fistula in the context of a clinical case. The critical steps are:</p><ol><li>Create the subcutaneous tissue flaps.</li><li>Dissect around and preserve the fistula tract.</li><li>Properly size the rim of tissue of the fistula tract.</li><li>Imbricate the fistula tract.</li><li>Close the strap muscles and subcutaneous tissues. ​</li></ol> 2017-07-31 17:21:09 Thoracic Trachea and Bronchi Lung Transplantation Surgery Health Care