Infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) have significant mortality and long-term
morbidity. Only 60–70% survive and usually those in high-volume centres. The current Task …

Tracheomalacia and tracheobronchomalacia may be primary abnormalities of the large
airways or associated with a wide variety of congenital and acquired conditions. The evidence …

Congenital thoracic malformations (CTMs) are a heterogeneous group of rare disorders that
may involve the airways or lung parenchyma. The authors have focused on the condition …

Paediatric airway endoscopy is accepted as a diagnostic and therapeutic procedure, with
an expanding number of indications and applications in children. The aim of this European …

… Dr Anton-Pacheco: Well, we have one leak and mediastinitis and that patient died in the
postoperative course. And the other two survivors had restenosis in one case and granulation …

Objective To report our experience with a new type of biodegradable airway stent in the
setting of severe tracheobronchial obstruction in children. Design and Methodology We …

Objective: Tracheobronchial obstruction is infrequent in the pediatric age group but it is
associated with significant morbidity and mortality. The purpose of this study is to review the …

BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: Stenosing airway disease, including congenital and acquired
lesions, is rare in the pediatric age group. Untill recently, the outlook for patients with …

… Dr Antón-Pacheco: Well, we open the fissure with the Ligasure until we arrive to the lobar
vessels. And we go through the fissure and we seal the vessels that go to the affected lobe. So …

… Dr Antón-Pacheco: Well, in fact, we perform slide tracheoplasty for nearly every case with
CTS. In some cases of very short congenital tracheal stenosis we perform the classical …