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- Thomas Martens (UGent) , Heidi Schaballie (UGent) , Julie Willekens (UGent) , Petra Schelstraete (UGent) , Jef Willems (UGent) , Nagarajan Muthialu and Liesbeth Desender (UGent)
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- Objectives: Congenital tracheomalacia can be the cause of respiratory failure in young children. Although the indication for surgical treatment has already been dis-cussed vigorously, no clear guidelines about the modality are available.Methods: Through a sternotomy approach, a combination of posterior pexy and anterior tracheopexy using a tailored ringed polytetrafluoroethylene prosthesis is performed. Patient demographic characteristics, as well as operative details and postoperative outcomes, are included in the analysis.Results: Between 2018 and 2022, 9 children underwent the operation under review. All patients showed severe clinical symptoms of tracheomalacia, which was confirmed on bronchoscopy. The median age was 9 months. There was no opera-tive mortality. Eight patients could be weaned from the ventilator. One patient died because of interstitial lung disease with bronchomalacia and concomitant severe cardiac disease. The longest follow-up now is 4 years, and shows overall excellent clinical results, without any reintervention. Conclusions: Surgical treatment of tracheomalacia through a combination of pos-terior and anterior pexy is feasible, with acceptable short-and midterm results. (JTCVS Techniques 2023;17:159-63)
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- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Surgery, pediatric, airway surgery, tracheomalacia
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- Martens, Thomas, et al. “Anterior and Posterior Tracheopexy for Severe Tracheomalacia.” JTCVS TECHNIQUES, edited by Heidi Schaballie et al., vol. 17, Elsevier BV, 2023, pp. 159–63, doi:10.1016/j.xjtc.2022.11.011.
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- Martens, T., Schaballie, H., Willekens, J., Schelstraete, P., Willems, J., Muthialu, N., & Desender, L. (2023). Anterior and posterior tracheopexy for severe tracheomalacia. JTCVS TECHNIQUES, 17, 159–163. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjtc.2022.11.011
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- Martens, Thomas, Heidi Schaballie, Julie Willekens, Petra Schelstraete, Jef Willems, Nagarajan Muthialu, and Liesbeth Desender. 2023. “Anterior and Posterior Tracheopexy for Severe Tracheomalacia.” Edited by Heidi Schaballie, Petra Schelstraete, Julie Willekens, Jef Willems, Thomas Martens, and Liesbeth Desender. JTCVS TECHNIQUES 17: 159–63. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjtc.2022.11.011.
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- Martens, Thomas, Heidi Schaballie, Julie Willekens, Petra Schelstraete, Jef Willems, Nagarajan Muthialu, and Liesbeth Desender. 2023. “Anterior and Posterior Tracheopexy for Severe Tracheomalacia.” Ed by. Heidi Schaballie, Petra Schelstraete, Julie Willekens, Jef Willems, Thomas Martens, and Liesbeth Desender. JTCVS TECHNIQUES 17: 159–163. doi:10.1016/j.xjtc.2022.11.011.
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- 1.Martens T, Schaballie H, Willekens J, Schelstraete P, Willems J, Muthialu N, et al. Anterior and posterior tracheopexy for severe tracheomalacia. Schaballie H, Schelstraete P, Willekens J, Willems J, Martens T, Desender L, editors. JTCVS TECHNIQUES. 2023;17:159–63.
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abstract = {{Objectives: Congenital tracheomalacia can be the cause of respiratory failure in young children. Although the indication for surgical treatment has already been dis-cussed vigorously, no clear guidelines about the modality are available.Methods: Through a sternotomy approach, a combination of posterior pexy and anterior tracheopexy using a tailored ringed polytetrafluoroethylene prosthesis is performed. Patient demographic characteristics, as well as operative details and postoperative outcomes, are included in the analysis.Results: Between 2018 and 2022, 9 children underwent the operation under review. All patients showed severe clinical symptoms of tracheomalacia, which was confirmed on bronchoscopy. The median age was 9 months. There was no opera-tive mortality. Eight patients could be weaned from the ventilator. One patient died because of interstitial lung disease with bronchomalacia and concomitant severe cardiac disease. The longest follow-up now is 4 years, and shows overall excellent clinical results, without any reintervention. Conclusions: Surgical treatment of tracheomalacia through a combination of pos-terior and anterior pexy is feasible, with acceptable short-and midterm results. (JTCVS Techniques 2023;17:159-63)}},
author = {{Martens, Thomas and Schaballie, Heidi and Willekens, Julie and Schelstraete, Petra and Willems, Jef and Muthialu, Nagarajan and Desender, Liesbeth}},
editor = {{Schaballie, Heidi and Schelstraete, Petra and Willekens, Julie and Willems, Jef and Martens, Thomas and Desender, Liesbeth}},
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keywords = {{Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine,Surgery,pediatric,airway surgery,tracheomalacia}},
language = {{eng}},
location = {{Boston, MA, USA}},
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title = {{Anterior and posterior tracheopexy for severe tracheomalacia}},
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volume = {{17}},
year = {{2023}},
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