ANN. THORAC. SURG. 61/6 (1996) 1824-1827

Successful complete tracheal resection in a three-month-old infant

Jacobs J.P., Haw M.P., Motbey J.A., Bailey C.M., Herberhold C., Elliott M.J.

Cardiothoracic Unit, Gt. Ormond St. Hospital for Children, London, WCIN 3JH, UK

Abstract
We report an infant with severe long-segment tracheal stenosis in whom the posterior trachea was formed by complete cartilage rings and the anterior trachea was almost totally formed by a solid cartilage plate. The child was successfully treated initially by complete resection of the trachea and primary end-to-end repair and subsequently with tracheal homograft transplantation for secondary stenosis.

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