One-Stage Repair of Ventricular Septal Defect and Severe Tracheomalacia by Aortopexy and Posterior Tracheal Wall Stabilization
Journal
Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Journal Volume
89
Journal Issue
5
Pages
1677-1678
Date Issued
2010
Abstract
Tracheomalacia complicates the clinical course of congenital heart disease among infants; however, the surgical treatment of tracheomalacia in conjunction with open heart operations is rarely reported. We report an infant with ventricular septal defect and severe tracheomalacia. The patient was treated with simultaneous intracardiac repair, and the tracheomalacia was relieved by aortopexy for anterior wall collapse and a new technique to fix the posterior wall bulging. ? 2010 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.
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aorta surgery; article; artificial ventilation; bronchoscopy; case report; disease severity; echocardiography; extubation; heart ventricle septum defect; human; infant; male; open heart surgery; posterior tracheal wall stabilization; priority journal; respiratory distress; respiratory tract intubation; surgical technique; tracheomalacia; aorta; cardiopulmonary bypass; computer assisted tomography; congenital heart malformation; Doppler echocardiography; echography; follow up; heart septum defect; heart surgery; hospitalization; methodology; multimodality cancer therapy; multiple malformation syndrome; patent ductus arteriosus; plastic surgery; sternotomy; trachea; tracheomalacia; treatment outcome; Abnormalities, Multiple; Aorta; Bronchoscopy; Cardiac Surgical Procedures; Cardiopulmonary Bypass; Combined Modality Therapy; Ductus Arteriosus, Patent; Echocardiography, Doppler; Follow-Up Studies; Heart Defects, Congenital; Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular; Humans; Infant; Male; Reconstructive Surgical Procedures; Severity of Illness Index; Sternotomy; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Trachea; Tracheomalacia; Treatment Outcome
Type
journal article