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Review
. 2012:73:58-62.
doi: 10.1159/000334301. Epub 2012 Mar 29.

Slide tracheoplasty

Thomas Q Gallagher  1 , Christopher J Hartnick
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Review

Slide tracheoplasty

Thomas Q Gallagher et al. Adv Otorhinolaryngol. 2012.

Abstract

Slide tracheoplasty, first described in 1989, has become the procedure of choice for long segment tracheal stenosis and complete tracheal rings. Although a challenging surgery with higher mortality than other open airway procedures, this technique offers a successful alternative for parents who just a couple decades ago had no reasonable surgical option. We describe the management of long segment tracheal stenosis using the slide tracheoplasty highlighting the surgical pearls necessary for success.

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