Tracheal resection in an infant with double aortic arch and associated tracheomalacia.

Until recently the outlook for neonates with distal tracheal stenosis was uniformly poor, but several reports 1-4 have suggested that tracheal resection may be performed successfully in infants with this condition. We report the case of an infant who underwent surgery for double aortic arch and subsequently required resection of the distal trachea because of localised tracheomalacia. In contrast to previous reported cases, tracheal resection was facilitated by the use of cardiopulmonary bypass.