The role of aortopexy in severe tracheomalacia
Abstract
Aortopexy is the accepted operative treatment for severe and localized tracheomalacia (TM). The standard surgical approach involves a left anterior thoracotomy, often under bronchoscopic control. We report the results of aortopexy in 28 children with severe and localized TM; 12 had a left lateral muscle-sparing approach and one had a thoracoscopic aortopexy.Retrospective review of patient notes was performed to note the indications,...
Paper Details
Title
The role of aortopexy in severe tracheomalacia
Published Date
Mar 1, 2006
Journal
Volume
41
Issue
3
Pages
533 - 537
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