Successful cure of a patient with tracheoesophageal fistula in cervical esophageal cancer: A case report and review of literature

Figure 4 The lower residual tracheal defect was repaired with a supraclavicular artery island flap. A and B: Size of the defect; C: A 7 cm × 5 cm SCAIF was harvested from the left shoulder; D: Examination of the blood supply of the SCAIF; E: Preparation of the SCAIF; F and G: The SCAIF was sutured to the tracheal membrane (F) arrow: SCAIF; small red arrow: Tracheal membrane, (G) asterisk: SCAIF; arrow: Thoracic tracheal cavity; H: Repair of the SCAIF (asterisk) and gastric tube (arrow).