Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: A Comparative Atlas
Volume 12, Issue 3 , Pages 178-183 , Autumn 2007

Congenital Tracheal Stenosis: Tracheal Autograft Technique

  • Carl Lewis Backer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgery, Children’s Memorial Hospital, Department of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Carl Lewis Backer, MD, Division of Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgery, Children’s Memorial Hospital, 2300 Children’s Plaza, mc 22, Chicago, IL 60614.
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  • Lauren D. Holinger, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Children’s Memorial Hospital, Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.
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  • Constantine Mavroudis, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgery, Children’s Memorial Hospital, Department of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.

References 

  1. Backer CL, Mavroudis C, Dunham ME, et al. Repair of congenital tracheal stenosis with a free tracheal autograft. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1998;115:869–874
  2. Idriss FS, DeLeon SY, Ilbawi MN, et al. Tracheoplasty with pericardial patch for extensive tracheal stenosis in infants and children. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1984;88:527–536
  3. Jacobs JP, Haw MP, Motbey JA, et al. Successful complete tracheal resection in a three-month-old infant. Ann Thorac Surg. 1996;61:1824–1826
  4. Dayan SH, Dunham ME, Backer CL, et al. Slide tracheoplasty in the management of congenital tracheal stenosis. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 1997;106:914–919
  5. Backer CL, Mavroudis C, Dunham ME, et al. Repair of congenital tracheal stenosis with a free tracheal autograft. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1998;115:869–874
  6. Backer CL, Mavroudis C, Dunham ME, et al. Intermediate-term results of the free tracheal autograft for long segment congenital tracheal stenosis. J Pediatr Surg. 2000;35:813–819
  7. Dodge-Khatami A, Backer CL, Holinger LD, et al. Healing of a free tracheal autograft is enhanced by topical vascular endothelial growth factor in an experimental rabbit model. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2001;122:554–561
  8. Kocyildirim E, Kanani M, Roebuck D, et al. Long-segment tracheal stenosis: slide tracheoplasty and a multidisciplinary approach improve outcomes and reduce costs. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2004;128:876–882
  9. Manning PB, Rutter MJ, Border WL: Slide tracheoplasty for tracheal stenosis in infants and children: outcomes and risk factors for prolonged postoperative ventilatory support. Presented at the 53rd Annual Meeting of the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association, November 10, 2006, Tucson, AZ
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  11. Grillo HC. Slide tracheoplasty for long-segment congenital tracheal stenosis. Ann Thorac Surg. 1994;58:613–621
  12. Backer CL, Mavroudis C, Gerber ME, et al. Tracheal surgery in children: an 18-year review of four techniques. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2001;19:777–784

PII: S1522-2942(07)00086-4

doi: 10.1053/j.optechstcvs.2007.06.001

Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: A Comparative Atlas
Volume 12, Issue 3 , Pages 178-183 , Autumn 2007

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