title: Secondary Reverse Slide Tracheoplasty for Airway Rescue.
abstract: Slide tracheoplasty is used in cases of tracheal stenosis or injury. With expanding indications for its use at tertiary centers, salvage techniques for dehiscence or restenosis after slide tracheoplasty are increasingly relevant. We present a case in which slide tracheoplasty was augmented with an anterior costochondral graft that stenosed again and ultimately failed. We salvaged this airway emergency by performing a secondary reverse slide tracheoplasty. Using this technique, we were able to establish a safe and durable airway using only native airway tissue.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora; Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado.
authors.forename: Jonathan C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Kopelovich
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora; Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado.
authors.forename: Todd M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Wine
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Rutter
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado.
authors.forename: Max B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora; Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado. Electronic address: jeremy.prager@childrenscolorado.org.
authors.forename: Jeremy D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Prager
mesh_terms: D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000379:methods; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006084:Graft Rejection; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D012086:Reoperation / Q000379:methods; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014132:Trachea / Q000601:surgery*; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000151:congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome