title: Balloon dilatation following tracheal reconstruction for congenital microtrachea.
abstract: A male infant presented with failed extubation was diagnosed with congenital microtrachea. After primary combined surgery with excision of a left pulmonary artery sling and microtracheal resection with anastomosis incorporating the excised microtrachea as an autologous anterior tracheal graft he was treated with balloon dilatation of the re-stenosed segment on three occasions during the following year. During the 4 years follow-up, stridor has been minimal and intermittent. His feeding and growth have been normal. We have found balloon dilatation to be a useful adjunct to tracheal reconstructive surgery in this difficult condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Ipswich Hospital, Ipswich, Suffolk, UK. grommetsmith@doctors.org.uk
authors.forename: Wendy Kim
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Gavin
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Morrison
mesh_terms: D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D014132:Trachea / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014133:Tracheal Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome