title: Aorto-Tracheopexy in the Treatment of Hunter Syndrome.
abstract: Hunter syndrome is a multisystem genetic disease in which a significant proportion of morbidity and mortality arise from respiratory dysfunction. Notably, tracheal abnormalities in Hunter syndrome can compromise clinical stability, and management is primarily supportive. We describe here the first successful implementation of aorto-tracheopexy in a 19-year-old patient as a surgical strategy to resolve progressive respiratory deterioration.
authors.affiliation: The National Service for Severe Tracheal Disease in Children, The Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom; Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
authors.forename: Whitney L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Quong
authors.affiliation: The National Service for Severe Tracheal Disease in Children, The Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Mazyar
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kanani
authors.affiliation: The National Service for Severe Tracheal Disease in Children, The Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom. Electronic address: martin.elliott@gosh.nhs.uk.
authors.forename: Martin J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Elliott
mesh_terms: D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016532:Mucopolysaccharidosis II / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D056346:Sternotomy / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014132:Trachea / Q000601:surgery*; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D055815:Young Adult