Airway problems in neonates—a review of the current investigation and management strategies

Q Mok - Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Airway problems in the neonatal population are often life threatening and raise challenging
issues in diagnosis and management. The airway problems can result from congenital or …

Slide tracheoplasty in 81 children: improved outcomes with modified surgical technique and optimal surgical age

H Zhang, S Wang, Z Lu, L Zhu, X Du, H Wang, Z Xu - Medicine, 2017 - journals.lww.com
The aim of this study was to evaluate the surgical outcome of slide tracheoplasty. Eighty-one
patients who underwent slide tracheoplasty were retrospectively reviewed. Before and after …

[HTML][HTML] To do or not to do? The management dilemma of congenital tracheal stenosis in the setting of the ring-sling complex

L Arcieri, R Giordano, B Murzi - Journal of Thoracic Disease, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Hong and colleagues, in their article, describe the interesting concept of diameter/length
ratio (DLR) as an index to define the severity of the CTS. A significative higher DLR ratio …

[HTML][HTML] Left pulmonary artery sling and congenital tracheal stenosis: to slide or not to slide?

M Torre - Journal of Thoracic Disease, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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amegroups. com a cardiovascular surgical procedure can be troublesome. Moreover, if later …

Vascular rings

BO Bierbach, JM Redmond, C Hart - Newborn Surgery, 2017 - taylorfrancis.com
Vascular rings are unusual congenital anomalies that occur early in the development of the
aortic arch and great vessels. The primary symptoms associated with vascular rings relate to …

Tracheostomy in infants

J Kulasegarah, T Lobe, JD Russell - Newborn Surgery, 2017 - taylorfrancis.com
This chapter discusses the indications, techniques for insertion, and maintenance of a
tracheostomy in infants. The indications for tracheostomy in neonates and infants can be …