Paediatric airway endoscopy is accepted as a diagnostic and therapeutic procedure, with an
expanding number of indications and applications in children. The aim of this European …

Extracorporeal life support (ECLS) is increasingly used for major airway surgery. It facilitates
complex reconstructions and maintains gas exchange during endoscopic procedures in …

Tracheal replacement for the treatment of end-stage airway disease remains an elusive
goal. The use of tissue-engineered tracheae in compassionate use cases suggests that …

Congenital tracheal stenosis (CTS) is a serious and rare condition. In most cases, stenotic
lesions are composed of complete tracheal rings of cartilage. The severity of symptoms …

Congenital tracheobronchial stenosis is a rare disease characterized by complete tracheal
rings that can affect variable lengths of the tracheobronchial tree. It causes high levels of …

OBJECTIVES Vascular rings are rare anomalies of congenital heart disease that cause
respiratory and gastrointestinal symptoms. This study assessed the long-term outcomes of …

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 …

Although tracheal stenosis and bronchial stenosis are relatively rare in the pediatric
population, they are both associated with significant morbidity and mortality. While most …

Pulmonary artery sling is a rare childhood vascular tracheobronchial compression syndrome
that is frequently associated with tracheal stenosis. Consequently, neonates or infants may …

Congenital tracheal stenosis can lead to symptomatic airway obstruction in children and
often mandates surgical correction. Over the past half-century, numerous tracheal …