title: [Surgical treatment of tracheal stenosis in pediatrics].
abstract: Twenty patients with tracheal stenosis were surgically treated between July 2005 and May 2008; ten patients had a congenital stenosis and ten an acquired one. Global survival was 85%. Three patients died: 1 with acquired stenosis and 2 with congenital stenosis. From 17 alive patients, 15 remain asymptomatic; 2 patients operated on due to congenital stenosis, are under continuous follow-up (both with stents placed in the trachea). Surgical treatment of acquired stenosis presents less severe complications, requires less ventilatory support and hospital stay. Conversely, congenital stenosis often requires more than one procedure to control the disease, and presents a higher mortality rate.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía General, Hospital Nacional de Pediatría Prof. Dr. Juan P. Garrahan, Buenos Aires. boglione@usa.net
authors.forename: Mariano
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Boglione
authors.forename: Aixa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Reusmann
authors.forename: Martín
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cadario
authors.forename: Hugo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Botto
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nieto
authors.forename: Adrián
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zanetta
authors.forename: Hugo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tiscornia
authors.forename: Marcelo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barrenechea
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*