External Stabilization of Long-Segment Tracheobronchomalacia Guided by Intraoperative Bronchoscopy

Current management and outcome of tracheobronchial malacia and stenosis presenting to the paediatric intensive care unit

“…In that series, from Melbourne, 62 patients with tracheobronchomalacia or stenosis who presented between 1986 and 1995 were reviewed and those ventilated for longer than 3 weeks with abnormal bronchograms had a mortality of 100 % [4]. However, since then there have been many advances in the management of the child with critical airway lesions, including the use of external [8] and internal [9,10] airway stents and advances in tracheal surgery [11,12,13]. Our experience over the last 5 years suggests 727 Fig.…”

Tracheobronchomalacia as a Rare Cause of Chronic Dyspnea in Adults

“…An external stabilization technique is defined in TBM especially in children. This technique could be considered for appropriate patients [9,10] . Surgical alternatives to stenting should be considered in patients with complications due to tracheal stenting.…”

Pediatric tracheal reconstruction with pericardial patch and strips of autologous cartilage☆

“…Pulmonary agenesis and congenital long segment tracheal stenosis were present in two patients (5,8). Pulmonary agenesis was right-sided in one patient with associated complete AVSD and left-sided in another patient with multiple VSDs (Fig.…”

“…Four patients (5,6,8,10) with long-segment tracheal stenosis and circular rings received 6-8 cartilage strips. The length of the tracheal reconstruction ranged from 3 to 7 cm.…”