title: Slide tracheoplasty with concomitant aortic arch repair in a low-weight neonate.
abstract: We report the successful surgical management of a hypoplastic aortic arch, severe tracheal stenosis, and acute respiratory failure in a low-birth-weight neonate. The technical details that facilitated concomitant slide tracheoplasty and aortic arch reconstruction are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Surgery Unit, Royal Children's Hospital, Murdoch Children's Research Institute and University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
authors.forename: Johann
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brink
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Surgery Unit, Royal Children's Hospital, Murdoch Children's Research Institute and University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
authors.forename: Yves
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: d'Udekem
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Surgery Unit, Royal Children's Hospital, Murdoch Children's Research Institute and University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia. Electronic address: igor.konstantinov@rch.org.au.
authors.forename: Igor E
authors.initials: IE
authors.lastname: Konstantinov
mesh_terms: D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D014132:Trachea / Q000601:surgery*; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods