Abstract
Purpose
Long-term outcomes of slide tracheoplasty in patients with congenital tracheal stenosis (CTS) have rarely been reported. This study aimed to clarify the long-term outcomes of CTS after slide tracheoplasty.
Methods
The medical records of 33 patients who underwent slide tracheoplasty for CTS at our institution between January 2005 and July 2018, with a follow-up duration > 5 years, were retrospectively reviewed. Patients’ characteristics, perioperative condition, operative management, postoperative course, tracheal stenosis rates and growth data, were collected from medical records.
Results
The median operative age, minimum tracheal diameter, length of stenosis, duration of hospital stays, and follow-up duration were 8 months, 2.4 mm, 35 mm, 39 days, and 90 months, respectively. One patient died of bleeding in the right lung at 126 months postoperatively. Among the 10 patients requiring postoperative tracheostomy, seven were successfully decannulated at a median of 65 months postoperatively. Tracheal stenosis rates improved postoperatively and were subsequently maintained. Growth impairment and psychomotor delay were observed in 9 and 16 patients, respectively with significant differences found only in cases with genetic abnormalities and not in tracheal stenosis severity.
Conclusion
Slide tracheoplasty for CTS leads to favorable long-term outcomes. However, various associated anomalies may influence growth and psychomotor development, emphasizing the importance of adequate support.
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Nakatani, T., Morita, K., Yokoi, A. et al. Long- term outcomes of congenital tracheal stenosis after slide tracheoplasty. Pediatr Surg Int 40, 84 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00383-024-05670-8
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