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Tracheal reconstruction surgery for congenital tracheal stenosis. Pediatr Surg Int 2023; 39:123. [PMID: 36787049 DOI: 10.1007/s00383-023-05418-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/05/2023] [Indexed: 02/15/2023]
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PURPOSE Congenital tracheal stenosis is a rare but dangerous disease. Reconstructive tracheal surgery is a life-saving treatment but also a challenging procedure. This study aims to evaluate the outcomes of tracheal reconstruction surgery. METHODS A prospective cohort study was conducted with all the records of congenital tracheal stenosis which had been managed by tracheal reconstruction surgery at Children's Hospital 2 Ho Chi Minh City from August 2013 to August 2022. RESULTS Sixty-seven cases, who underwent slide tracheoplasty, were included in our study. Mean age was 7.6 months (25 days - 8 years). Common congenital-associated lesion was left pulmonary artery sling, accounting for 65.7% of cases. Bronchial stenosis was found in 22.4% patients. Emergency surgery was performed in eight cases. The survival rate in this review was 86.6%. Nine patients died in which four of nine cases (44.4%) were emergency surgery. The recurrent stenosis rate was 8.9%, only two cases needed reoperation in which one died and one recovered uneventfully. The outcomes of surgery were good in 53 cases (79.1%). CONCLUSION Tracheal reconstruction surgery with slide tracheoplasty technique is safe and versatile technique which is feasible in every case of congenital tracheal stenosis. Mortality was associated with severe cases which required emergency surgery.
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Tracheal development after left pulmonary artery reimplantation: an individual study. Sci Rep 2020; 10:17702. [PMID: 33077818 PMCID: PMC7572416 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-74890-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2020] [Accepted: 10/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Pulmonary artery sling (PA sling) often presents as a life-threatening condition requiring urgent surgical correction. We reported 32 cases of PA sling in children who were followed up postoperatively in the past 6 years. All patients with PA slings who were admitted to the hospital from January 2012 to December 2017 and underwent surgery were retrospectively analyzed. The mean age of the 32 patients at repair was 16.97 months (range, 15 days to 128 months). Six patients required ventilator assistance for respiratory failure. All children underwent left pulmonary artery (LPA) reimplantation (n = 32), and 3 patients needed reimplantation slide tracheoplasty (n = 3) due to ventilation weaning failure. Four patients died, 27 patients survived until discharge, and 18 patients were followed up. Pulmonary computed tomography imaging and echocardiography were performed in 18 patients who were followed up. After LPA reimplantation, the tracheal carina area was significantly enlarged compared to that preoperation (p = 0.0002). In this follow-up cohort study, 75% of the patients who underwent LPA reimplantation survived until discharge. The survivors had subsequently well-developed pulmonary arteries and tracheas.
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Vu HV, Huynh QK, Nguyen VDQ. Surgical reconstruction for congenital tracheal malformation and pulmonary artery sling. J Cardiothorac Surg 2019; 14:49. [PMID: 30823928 PMCID: PMC6397439 DOI: 10.1186/s13019-019-0858-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2018] [Accepted: 02/17/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background Congenital tracheal malformations are less common than congenital cardiac diseases and surgical repair of these anomalies is complex. We sought to examine the surgical treatment and outcomes in cases of tracheal anomalies presenting with or without associated congenital malformations. Methods We retrospectively reviewed the demographic, clinical, and imaging data of 49 children who underwent surgery for congenital tracheal malformations between August 2013 and September 2017. Data were collected from the hospital records. Results In all, 49 patients (male, 30; female, 19) underwent surgeries at our center. The children were of ages between 3 and 36 months (average: 9.7 months). Associated congenital lesions included sling in31/49 (63%), vascularring: in 2/49; ventriculoseptaldefectin5/49; Fallot’s tetraology in 2/49 (4.1%), and imperforate anus in 3/49 (6.1%). The outcomes of surgery were excellent in 42(85.7%) cases, good in 3 cases, while mortality occurred in 4(8.1%) cases. All cases of tracheal stenosis without any change in tracheobronchial arborization, 10/12 cases of bridge carina, and all cases of tripod carina were reconstructed using the slide tracheoplasty technique. Antetracheal translocation was performed for correction of associated pulmonary sling, without reimplantation of the pulmonary artery. Conclusions Reconstructive surgery is a feasible treatment option for congenital tracheal malformations. Slide tracheoplasty can be safely applied in all cases for the correction of tracheal stenosis. Segment resection was not required for any portion of the trachea. Pulmonary artery translocation is safe and effective for patients with pulmonary artery sling, rather than reimplantation. Mortality was associated with severe cardiac complications.
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- Huu Vinh Vu
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Choray Hospital, Nguyen Chi Thanh street, District No. 5, Hochiminh City, Vietnam.
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Choray Hospital, Nguyen Chi Thanh street, District No. 5, Hochiminh City, Vietnam
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Choray Hospital, Nguyen Chi Thanh street, District No. 5, Hochiminh City, Vietnam
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This article reviews congenital anomalies involving the larynx and trachea, including congenital subglottic stenosis, laryngeal webs, laryngeal cleft, and tracheal stenosis. Presenting signs and symptoms, prevailing surgical repair techniques, and postoperative care are discussed.
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- April M Landry
- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Emory University, 1600 Tullie Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA.
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Cincinnati, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
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Pediatric airway surgery is a challenging field in pediatric surgery. Laryngotracheal stenosis has a variety of congenital and acquired conditions that require precise assessment and tailored treatment for each individual patient. About 90% of acquired conditions are represented by subglottic stenosis (SGS) resulting as a complication of tracheal intubation. Congenital tracheal stenosis (CTS) is a rare and life-threatening malformation, usually associated with complete tracheal rings along a variable length of the trachea. Tracheomalacia (TM) is a process characterized by flaccidity of the supporting tracheal cartilage, widening of the posterior membranous wall, and reduced anterior-posterior airway caliber. The clinical presentation can vary from almost asymptomatic patients to near fatal airway obstruction. There is considerable variation in both the morphologic subtypes and the prognosis of pediatric airway. The patients are divided into three clinical groups (mild, moderate, and severe). A further division was proposed according to the presence or absence of associated anomalies. The definitive diagnosis of pediatric airway was made by means of rigid bronchoscope and computed tomography scan with three-dimensional reconstruction (3D-CT). Rigid bronchoscopy and 3D-CT confirmed the diagnosis in all the cases. Other associated anomalies include congenital heart disease, vascular anomalies, and BPFM (maldevelopment of aerodigestive tract). After definitive diagnosis of pediatric airway lesions, surgical intervention should be considered. Surgical strategy was presented on each lesion.
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- Kosaku Maeda
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Kobe Children's Hospital, 1-6-7, Minatojima-minamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe, 650-0047, Japan.
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The term vascular ring refers to congenital vascular anomalies of the aortic arch system that compress the esophagus and trachea, causing symptoms related to those two structures. The most common vascular rings are double aortic arch and right aortic arch with left ligamentum. Pulmonary artery sling is rare and these patients need to be carefully evaluated for frequently associated tracheal stenosis. Another cause of tracheal compression occurring only in infants is the innominate artery compression syndrome. In the current era, the diagnosis of a vascular ring is best established by CT imaging that can accurately delineate the anatomy of the vascular ring and associated tracheal pathology. For patients with a right aortic arch there recently has been an increased recognition of a structure called a Kommerell diverticulum which may require resection and transfer of the left subclavian artery to the left carotid artery. A very rare vascular ring is the circumflex aorta that is now treated with the aortic uncrossing operation. Patients with vascular rings should all have an echocardiogram because of the incidence of associated congenital heart disease. We also recommend bronchoscopy to assess for additional tracheal pathology and provide an assessment of the degree of tracheomalacia and bronchomalacia. The outcomes of surgical intervention are excellent and most patients have complete resolution of symptoms over a period of time.
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- Carl L Backer
- Division of Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgery, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Box 22, 225 E. Chicago Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60611; Department of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.
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- Division of Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgery, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Box 22, 225 E. Chicago Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60611; Department of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois; Department of Radiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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- Division of Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgery, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Box 22, 225 E. Chicago Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60611; Department of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois; Division of Otolaryngology, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois; Department of Radiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois; Department of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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Congenital tracheobronchial stenosis is a rare disease characterized by complete tracheal rings that can affect variable lengths of the tracheobronchial tree. It causes high levels of morbidity and mortality both due to the stenosis itself and to the high incidence of other associated congenital malformations. Successful management of this complex condition requires a highly individualized approach delivered by an experienced multidisciplinary team, which is best delivered within centralized units with the necessary diverse expertise. In such settings, surgical correction by slide tracheoplasty has become increasingly successful over the past 2 decades such that long-term survival now exceeds 88%, with normalization of quality of life scores for patients with non-syndrome-associated congenital tracheal stenosis. Careful assessment and planning of treatment strategies is of paramount importance for both successful management and the provision of patients and carers with accurate and realistic treatment counseling.
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- Richard J Hewitt
- Department of Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
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- Department of Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK; Department of Paediatric Surgery, Stem Cell and Regernerative Medicine Group, UCL Institute of Child Health, London, UK; Lungs for Living Research Centre, UCL Respiratory, Division of Medicine, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Paediatric Surgery, Stem Cell and Regernerative Medicine Group, UCL Institute of Child Health, London, UK; Lungs for Living Research Centre, UCL Respiratory, Division of Medicine, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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Hraska V, Photiadis J, Haun C, Schindler E, Schneider M, Murin P, Asfour B. Pulmonary artery sling with tracheal stenosis. Multimed Man Cardiothorac Surg 2014; 2009:mmcts.2008.003343. [PMID: 24412825 DOI: 10.1510/mmcts.2008.003343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Pulmonary artery sling (PAS) is a rare congenital heart disease in which the left pulmonary artery (LPA) originates from the right pulmonary artery (RPA) and encircles the distal trachea and right mainstem bronchus as it courses between the trachea and esophagus. Typically, patients with PAS have some respiratory symptoms, either due to external tracheal compression that can be corrected by relief of the sling mechanism, or due to severe diffuse tracheal stenosis with complete rings (ring-sling complex). The diagnosis of PAS is optimally made by echocardiography, while bronchoscopy is the key to the assessment of tracheal stenosis. Diagnosis is indication for surgery. Repair using a strategy of median sternotomy, cardiopulmonary bypass, division of the LPA and reimplantation into the main pulmonary artery (MPA), and simultaneous tracheal repair takes preference. Tracheal repair should be considered only in clinically symptomatic patients. The techniques of free tracheal autograft plasty or slide tracheoplasty offer promising results, and the choice of tracheal reconstruction should be guided by the clinical experience of the surgeon. Coexisting intracardiac pathologies are repaired at the same time. Postoperative care requires close multidisciplinary effort to achieve the best long-term result.
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- Viktor Hraska
- Department of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, German Pediatric Heart Centre, Asklepios Clinic Sankt Augustin, Arnold Janssen Str. 29, 53757 Sankt Augustin, Germany
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Backer CL, Russell HM, Kaushal S, Rastatter JC, Rigsby CK, Holinger LD. Pulmonary artery sling: Current results with cardiopulmonary bypass. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2012; 143:144-51. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.09.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2011] [Revised: 08/30/2011] [Accepted: 09/26/2011] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Backer CL, Kelle AM, Mavroudis C, Rigsby CK, Kaushal S, Holinger LD. Tracheal Reconstruction in Children With Unilateral Lung Agenesis or Severe Hypoplasia. Ann Thorac Surg 2009; 88:624-30; discussion 630-1. [DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.04.111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2009] [Revised: 04/21/2009] [Accepted: 04/24/2009] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Terada M, Hotoda K, Toma M, Hirobe S, Kamagata S. Surgical management of congenital tracheal stenosis. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009; 57:175-83. [DOI: 10.1007/s11748-008-0399-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2008] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Oshima Y, Yamaguchi M, Yoshimura N, Sato S, Muraji T, Nishijima E, Tsugawa C. Management of Pulmonary Artery Sling Associated With Tracheal Stenosis. Ann Thorac Surg 2008; 86:1334-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.04.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2006] [Revised: 04/04/2008] [Accepted: 04/07/2008] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Yuan SM, Shinfeld A, Raanani E. Cardiopulmonary bypass as an adjunct for the noncardiac surgeon. J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 2008; 9:338-55. [PMID: 18334888 DOI: 10.2459/jcm.0b013e3282eee889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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The use of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) in noncardiac surgical settings has been increasingly developed and has greatly benefited noncardiac surgeon. A few years after the advent of CPB as well as profound hypothermic circulatory arrest in the early years, it was employed by neurosurgeons in cerebrovascular surgery and by general thoracic surgeons in carinal tumor resection. Indications for CPB were extended and modified year after year. It has facilitated not only the surgical management by surgeons of lesions that cannot be managed safely and effectively by conventional techniques, or conventional techniques carry significant risks to the patient, but also the preservation of the viability of multiple organ procurement, the practice of isolated limb perfusion for the treatment of malignancies of the extremities, and emergent cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Owing to the complications arising from CPB and profound hypothermic circulatory arrest, such as postoperative bleeding, coagulopathy, and neurologic deficits, efforts have been made to avoid these common hazards. Thus, innovative techniques including extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, percutaneous cardiopulmonary support, venovenous bypass, normothermic CPB, and minimally invasive approaches have emerged and played an important role as alternatives of standard CPB in decreasing morbidity and mortality and improving survival.
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- Shi-Min Yuan
- Department of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
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Baghai-Wadji M, Sianati M, Nikpour H, Koochekpour S. Pleomorphic adenoma of the trachea in an 8-year-old boy: a case report. J Pediatr Surg 2006; 41:e23-6. [PMID: 16863832 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2006.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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We report a case of pleomorphic adenoma of the trachea in an 8-year-old boy who required emergency surgery for severe respiratory distress. Chest computed tomographic scan and bronchoscopy showed a relatively large mass in distal trachea and right main bronchus and destruction of the lung parenchyma. The patient was subjected to right carinal resection, pneumonectomy, and pericardial patch tracheoplasty for reconstruction of the trachea. Histopathological examination and immunohistochemical staining of tumor specimens were compatible with pleomorphic adenoma. Postoperative follow-up of this patient for a period of 6 months showed satisfactory results with no complications or tumor recurrence. We present not only a very rare benign tracheal tumor in children but also demonstrate successful usage of a free pericardial patch for tracheal reconstruction, although direct anastomosis failed to provide an adequate anastomotic lumen.
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- Massoud Baghai-Wadji
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Afzalipour Medical Education Centre, P.O. Box 76135-1713, 49850 Kerman, Iran.
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Lambert V, Sigal-Cinqualbre A, Belli E, Planché C, Roussin R, Serraf A, Bruniaux J, Angel C, Paul JF. Preoperative and postoperative evaluation of airways compression in pediatric patients with 3-dimensional multislice computed tomographic scanning: Effect on surgical management. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005; 129:1111-8. [PMID: 15867788 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2004.08.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Surgical management of airway compression of vascular origin requires an accurate analysis of anatomy and various mechanisms of compression. This study assessed the usefulness of 3-dimensional computed tomographic scanning in the preoperative and postoperative evaluation of airways compression in a pediatric population. METHODS Thirty-seven consecutive patients (median age, 4 months) were examined with multislice 3-dimensional computed tomographic scanning: 18 patients before surgical treatment of anomalies of vascular rings, 2 patients because of respiratory symptoms after repair of esophageal atresia, and 17 patients because of persisting respiratory symptoms or prolonged mechanical ventilation after cardiac surgery for congenital heart disease. RESULTS The procedure was successful, with high-quality diagnostic imaging obtained in all cases without any complications. The anatomy and relationship between the vascular arches and airways was analyzed in all referred patients with vascular arch anomalies confirmed on the basis of the surgical findings, and this helped the surgeon to plan the procedure and choose the best approach. After cardiac surgery, the airway and vascular structures involved and the mechanism of compression were specified in all but one case, and the 3-dimensional computed tomographic scan serves as an important tool for deciding whether to perform reoperation on patients requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation. CONCLUSION Three-dimensional computed tomographic scanning is a safe, fast, and noninvasive method useful for accurately analyzing the mechanisms of airway compression of vascular origin and thus possible improving the surgical management of pediatric patients.
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- Virginie Lambert
- Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery Department, Marie Lannelongue Hospital, 133 Avenue de la Résistance, 92350 Le Plessis-Robinson, France.
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