A Case Report of Tracheal Tenting to the Skin: An Option to Tracheostomy for Post‑Thyroidectomy Tracheomalacia

Abstract

Operating on a huge and long‑standing goiter is challenging to the surgeon and anesthetist because of the possibility of tracheomalacia  and collapse of the tracheal rings after extubation. We report our innovation of tenting the trachea to the skin using sutures (passed  through the strap and sternocleidomastoid muscles) to prevent post‑thyroidectomy tracheomalacia.