Thoracoscopic tracheoaortopexia for the treatment of life-threatening events in tracheomalacia

Life-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.Between January 2002 and November 2005, six children with...