title: Severe bronchomalacia treated by combination of Nuss procedure and aortopexy: an unusual therapy combination.
abstract: Aortopexy is the treatment of choice for clinically significant tracheobronchomalacia from external vascular compression. When a marked chest depression is present, aortopexy may be less effective. We report 2 patients with pectus excavatum and vascular compression of the trachea who, despite their young age, benefited from combined Nuss bar insertion and aortopexy.
authors.affiliation: The National Service for Severe Tracheal Disease in Children, The Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom. simone.speggiorin@gmail.com
authors.forename: Simone
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Speggiorin
authors.forename: Iryna
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Atamanyuk
authors.forename: Colin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wallis
authors.forename: Derek J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Roebuck
authors.forename: Clare A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: McLaren
authors.forename: Clair
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Noctor
authors.forename: Martin J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Elliott
mesh_terms: D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D005660:Funnel Chest / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D055089:Tracheobronchomalacia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*