One-stage repair of ventricular septal defect and severe tracheomalacia by aortopexy and posterior tracheal wall stabilization

Ching-Chia Wang; Chun-Wei Lu; Chun-An Chen; En-Ting Wu; Mei-Hwan Wu; Shoei-Shen Wang; Shu-Chien Huang

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.06.065

One-stage repair of ventricular septal defect and severe tracheomalacia by aortopexy and posterior tracheal wall stabilization

Ann Thorac Surg. 2010 May;89(5):1677-8. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.06.065.

Authors

Ching-Chia Wang¹, Chun-Wei Lu, Chun-An Chen, En-Ting Wu, Mei-Hwan Wu, Shoei-Shen Wang, Shu-Chien Huang

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.

PMID: 20417817
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.06.065

Abstract

Tracheomalacia complicates the clinical course of congenital heart disease among infants; however, the surgical treatment of tracheomalacia in conjunction with open heart operations is rarely reported. We report an infant with ventricular septal defect and severe tracheomalacia. The patient was treated with simultaneous intracardiac repair, and the tracheomalacia was relieved by aortopexy for anterior wall collapse and a new technique to fix the posterior wall bulging.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Abnormalities, Multiple / diagnosis
Abnormalities, Multiple / surgery*
Aorta / surgery*
Bronchoscopy / methods
Cardiac Surgical Procedures / methods*
Cardiopulmonary Bypass / methods
Combined Modality Therapy
Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / diagnosis
Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / surgery
Echocardiography, Doppler
Follow-Up Studies
Heart Defects, Congenital / diagnosis
Heart Defects, Congenital / surgery
Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / diagnostic imaging
Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / surgery*
Humans
Infant
Male
Plastic Surgery Procedures / methods*
Severity of Illness Index
Sternotomy / methods
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Trachea / surgery*
Tracheomalacia / diagnosis
Tracheomalacia / surgery*
Treatment Outcome