Secondary Reverse Slide Tracheoplasty for Airway Rescue

Ann Thorac Surg. 2016 Mar;101(3):1205-7. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.08.031.

Abstract

Slide tracheoplasty is used in cases of tracheal stenosis or injury. With expanding indications for its use at tertiary centers, salvage techniques for dehiscence or restenosis after slide tracheoplasty are increasingly relevant. We present a case in which slide tracheoplasty was augmented with an anterior costochondral graft that stenosed again and ultimately failed. We salvaged this airway emergency by performing a secondary reverse slide tracheoplasty. Using this technique, we were able to establish a safe and durable airway using only native airway tissue.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Airway Obstruction / etiology
  • Airway Obstruction / surgery
  • Bronchoscopy / methods
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Graft Rejection
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Plastic Surgery Procedures / adverse effects*
  • Plastic Surgery Procedures / methods
  • Reoperation / methods
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Trachea / surgery*
  • Tracheal Stenosis / congenital
  • Tracheal Stenosis / surgery*
  • Treatment Outcome