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Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:1239-1240
© 1996 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case Report

Wire Stent for Tracheomalacia in a Five-Year-Old Girl

Michael Bousamra, II, MD, James S. Tweddell, MD, Robert G. Wells, MD, Mark L. Splaingard, MD, John R. Sty, MD

Departments of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Radiology, and Pediatric Pulmonology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Accepted for publication October 23, 1995.

A wire stent was used successfully to treat life-threatening tracheomalacia in a 5-year-old girl. Wire stents placed bronchoscopically are nonobstructing and have the potential for balloon expansion to accommodate growth.




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