TY - JOUR
T1 - Deficient tracheal rings
AU - Rutter, Michael J.
AU - Vijayasekaran, Shyan
AU - Salamone, Frank N.
AU - Cohen, Aliza P.
AU - Manning, Peter
AU - Collins, Margaret H.
AU - Mortelliti, Anthony
PY - 2006/11/1
Y1 - 2006/11/1
N2 - Deficient cartilaginous rings are an extremely rare intrinsic tracheal defect. To our knowledge, only two cases have previously been reported in the literature. We describe our experience with three patients presenting with this unusual defect causing severe tracheomalacia who were successfully managed with slide-tracheoplasty. With respect to correction of the stenotic tracheal segment, our clinical outcomes were excellent. Dissimilarities in medical history suggest that the origin of deficient tracheal rings can be either congenital or acquired.
AB - Deficient cartilaginous rings are an extremely rare intrinsic tracheal defect. To our knowledge, only two cases have previously been reported in the literature. We describe our experience with three patients presenting with this unusual defect causing severe tracheomalacia who were successfully managed with slide-tracheoplasty. With respect to correction of the stenotic tracheal segment, our clinical outcomes were excellent. Dissimilarities in medical history suggest that the origin of deficient tracheal rings can be either congenital or acquired.
KW - Slide-tracheoplasty
KW - Tracheal stenosis
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ijporl.2006.04.015
DO - 10.1016/j.ijporl.2006.04.015
M3 - Article
C2 - 16930727
AN - SCOPUS:33749581233
VL - 70
SP - 1981
EP - 1984
JO - International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
JF - International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
SN - 0165-5876
IS - 11
ER -