External airway splint to treat tracheomalacia following laryngotracheal reconstruction.
This observation reports the use of an external airway splint to treat tracheomalacia in a pediatric patient. The patient underwent a double stage laryngotracheal reconstruction however was unable to be decannulated due to severe tracheomalacia. Our purpose is to further support the use of external splinting in the treatment of tracheomalacia in a unique case involving isolated nighttime airway obstruction following laryngotracheal reconstruction.
Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 3400 Bainbridge Ave, Bronx, NY, United States. Electronic address: whsueh@montefiore.org.
Wayne D
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Hsueh
Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children's Medical Center, 270-05 76th Avenue, New Hyde Park, NY, United States; Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, Hempstead, NY, United States.
Lee P
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Smith
D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D020878:Device Removal; D006801:Humans; D007829:Laryngostenosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D013165:Splints; D015607:Stents; D055090:Tracheomalacia / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*
3D printing; External splint; Laryngotracheal reconstruction; Tracheomalacia