ArticleSurgical endoscopy2007
Thoracoscopic tracheoaortopexia for the treatment of life-threatening events in tracheomalacia.
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- Long-term outcomes of suprasternal aortopexy in paediatric patients with tracheomalacia.Pediatric surgery international · 2026Article
- Diagnosis, Treatment, and Follow-Up of Tracheo/Bronchomalacia in Children: The Italian Multicenter Experience.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- New developments towards the management of severe cases of tracheobronchomalacia.Journal of thoracic disease · 2016Article
- Aortopexy for the treatment of tracheomalacia in children: review of the literature.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2012Review
- Minimally invasive surgery in neonates and infants.Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons · 2010Article
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Abstract
backgroundLife-threatening events resulting from tracheomalacia are a well-known complication of infants with esophageal atresia. Aortopexy is accepted as the most effective method for managing severe life-threatening and localized tracheomalacia with a success rate of 85% to 90%. Since the advent of minimally invasive surgery (MIS), the procedure also can be performed using thoracoscopic MIS.
methodsBetween January 2002 and November 2005, six children with esophageal atresia were treated using MIS for life-threatening events attributable to tracheomalacia.
resultsThe patients tolerated the thoracoscopic procedure well, and all tracheoaortopexies could be performed thoracoscopically. There were two recurrences, which could be treated using thoracoscopy. After a follow-up period of 27 months (range, 10-45 months), all the patients are doing well and have had no more life-threatening events.
conclusionsAlthough this is the largest thoracoscopic series to date, the series is too small for any conclusions yet to be drawn. Thoracoscopic tracheoaortopexia is feasible and offers the advantages of MIS.
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