Slide tracheoplasty as a rescue technique after unsuccessful patch tracheoplasty.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.01.024.
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Abstract
Long-segment tracheal stenosis with complete tracheal rings is a severe and life-threatening problem in small children. Slide tracheoplasty has largely become the treatment of choice for these patients. Its use after the failure of other techniques has not been previously reported. We describe a 3-year-old child who underwent a rescue slide tracheoplasty for re-stenosis after initial patch tracheoplasty for long-segment tracheal stenosis and pulmonary artery sling.
Medical subject headings
- Postoperative Complications
- Respiratory Insufficiency
- Salvage Therapy
- Surgical Flaps
- Tracheal Stenosis