Simultaneous Second-Stage Norwood Operation and Tracheoplasty

Tracheal stenosis is a rare complication that follows operations for congenital heart disease in the newborn period. We report the case of an infant with hypoplastic left heart syndrome who developed symptomatic tracheal stenosis 5 months after a first-stage Norwood operation. The combined surgical...

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Published inThe Annals of thoracic surgery Vol. 80; no. 2; pp. 735 - 736
Main Authors García, Pablo R., Varela, Patricio, León, Luis, Sánchez, Luis, Zamora, Guillermo, Gómez, Oscar, Haecker, Stephan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.08.2005
Elsevier Science
Subjects
Biological and medical sciences
Cardiac Surgical Procedures - adverse effects
Humans
Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome - surgery
Infant, Newborn
Male
Medical sciences
Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Surgery of the respiratory system
Trachea - surgery
Tracheal Stenosis - etiology
Tracheal Stenosis - surgery
Thorax
Treatment
Operation
Respiratory disease
Surgery
Concurrent
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Summary:Tracheal stenosis is a rare complication that follows operations for congenital heart disease in the newborn period. We report the case of an infant with hypoplastic left heart syndrome who developed symptomatic tracheal stenosis 5 months after a first-stage Norwood operation. The combined surgical procedure of a bidirectional Glenn anastomosis and a tracheoplasty under cardiopulmonary bypass was undertaken.
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ISSN:0003-4975
1552-6259
DOI:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.02.010