1 Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Modena, Modena, Italy.
2 Respiratory Diseases Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University Hospital of Modena, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.
3 Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia-Policlinico of Modena, Modena, Italy.
This case report describes the closure a large tracheal defect with forearm fascia in a young woman who underwent total thyroidectomy for papillary thyroid cancer.