Tracheal Surgery: Posterior Splinting Tracheoplasty for Tracheomalacia

Costal cartilage tracheoplasty for congenital long-segment tracheal stenosis.

OBJECTIVES To evaluate and report the outcome of costal cartilage tracheoplasty for the treatment of congenital long-segment tracheal stenosis. DESIGN Retrospective chart review. SETTING Academic tertiary care children's hospital. PATIENTS Consecutive series of 10 patients who presented with congenital long-segment tracheal stenosis. INTERVENTION All patients underwent costal cartilage ...

Tracheal resection associated with slide tracheoplasty for long-segment congenital tracheal stenosis involving the carina.

Clinical outcomes of slide tracheoplasty in congenital tracheal stenosis.

OBJECTIVES Treatment of long-segment congenital tracheal stenosis (CTS) remains challenging. Recently, slide tracheoplasty has become the standard approach in many centres. The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical outcomes of slide tracheoplasty. METHODS Between 2004 and 2011, 18 patients underwent slide tracheoplasty in our centre. The median patient age was 2.5 months (range, 18 d...

Post-thyroidectomy tracheomalacia: minimal risk despite significant tracheal compression.

BACKGROUND Tracheomalacia is a feared complication of goitre surgery, but considered rare in the Western World. This study aimed to estimate the risk of tracheomalacia in a contemporary series of patients with goitres causing significant tracheal compression. METHODS A retrospective review was conducted of thyroidectomies performed in a UK tertiary referral centre over a 30 month period. Anae...

Tracheal ring fracture and early tracheomalacia following percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy

BACKGROUND Percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy (PDT) is increasingly popular within intensive care units for patients who need prolonged ventilatory support. Significant complications are rare. CASE PRESENTATION Our patient suffered tracheal ring fracture and early tracheomalacia following this procedure. These complications are demonstrated in our accompanying video. CONCLUSION Contrary...