title: Modified end-to-end anastomosis for the treatment of congenital tracheal stenosis with a bridging bronchus.
abstract: An infant with a ventricular septal defect; Vertebral anomalies, Anal atresia, Cardiac anomalies, Tracho Esophageal fistula (TEF), Renal anomalies, Limb anomalies syndrome; and tracheal stenosis with a bridging bronchus underwent repair of the ventricular septal defect and trachea-bronchial reconstruction at age 11 months. Herein we describe our surgical approach to resection of the bridging bronchus and a technique using a modified end-to-end tracheal anastomosis for the correction of this complex anomaly.
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Cameron
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stock
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Meena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nathan
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Disorders, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Ryan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Murray
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Disorders, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Reza
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rahbar
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts. Electronic address: francis.fynn-thompson@cardio.chboston.org.
authors.forename: Francis
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fynn-Thompson
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000601:surgery*; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D001980:Bronchi / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000601:surgery*; D004200:Diseases in Twins / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D008297:Male; D014132:Trachea / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*