Surgical options in suprastomal collapse-induced severe airway obstruction.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

A single institutions experience with various surgical options in the treatment of severe suprastomal collapse (SSC).

Methods

The study included 18 tracheostomized children with SSC treated between January 2012 and December 2018. Data included: patient demography, initial airway lesions, comorbidities, indication and age at tracheostomy, prior airway surgery, stomal demography, type of surgery, postoperative management, complications and treatment outcomes.

Results

Four techniques were used to correct SSC. The surgical choice was dependent on stoma demography and associated airway lesions. Excision was done in eight patients and rib cartilage augmentation in five. Three patients had single stage tracheal resection and anastomosis. Two patients received stomal

SUBMITTER: Onder SS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7647974 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature