Simultaneous management of congenital tracheal stenosis and cardiac anomalies in infants.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE:

The present article aims to describe our experience with patients who underwent simultaneous repair of congenital tracheal stenosis and cardiac anomalies.

METHODS:

Between January 2000 and December 2003, 9 infants underwent simultaneous surgical repair of a congenital tracheal stenosis and congenital heart disease. The intraoperative findings revealed localized tracheal stenosis in 3 patients. The funnel-type tracheal stenosis was present in 6 patients. Associated cardiac anomalies included ostium secundum atrial septal defect in 5 patients and ventricular septal defect in 2 patients, pulmonary artery sling in 4 patients, patent ductus arteriosus in 6 patients, atrioventricular septal defect in 1 patient, aortic arch hypoplasia in 1 patient, coarctation of the aorta in 1 patient, and partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection in 2 patients, one of them with "scimitar syndrome." Tracheal origin of the right upper lobe was diagnosed in 2 of the patients. A right aberrant subclavian artery (lusoria) was found in one patient. All patients were operated on through a median sternotomy and with cardiopulmonary bypass. Tracheal resection with direct end-to-end anastomosis was performed in all cases.

RESULTS:

There was no operative mortality. One patient died 6 weeks postoperatively. Eight patients were extubated between the 14th and 30th postoperative days under bronchoscopic monitoring. The extubation was performed after a stepwise respirator-weaning program. Postoperative endoscopic examination showed adequate airway dimensions and patency in every case. The midterm results after a mean follow-up of 37 months (range, 16-58 months) of the entire group demonstrate a stabile and complication-free clinical outcome.

CONCLUSIONS:

We advocate our current strategy for infants with congenital tracheal stenosis: resection with end-to-end anastomosis and simultaneous repair of associated intracardiac anomalies.

• Authors: Tsvetomir Loukanov, Christian Sebening, Wolfgang Springer, Herbert Ulmer, Siegfried Hagl
• Journal: The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery (J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg) Vol. 130 Issue 6 Pg. 1537-41 (Dec 2005) ISSN: 1097-685X [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 16307995 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Female
• Heart Defects, Congenital (complications, surgery)
• Humans
• Infant
• Male
• Thoracic Surgical Procedures (methods)
• Tracheal Stenosis (complications, congenital, surgery)