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Ann Thorac Surg 2001;72:943-944
© 2001 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case report

Dental bar tracheopexy in a neonate

Pedro A. Catarino, FRCSa, Satoshi Saito, MDa, Stephen Westaby, FRCSa

a Department of Cardiac Surgery, Oxford Heart Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom

Accepted for publication September 22, 2000.

Address reprint requests to Dr Westaby, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Oxford Heart Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU, United Kingdom
e-mail: catarino{at}doctors.org.uk

Double aortic arch often presents with tracheoesophageal compression. Management requires division of the vascular ring and, if tracheomalacia is present, some form of tracheopexy. We report here the use of a dental bar as an external splint for tracheopexy in a neonate. Follow-up to 18 months shows good tracheal growth and no erosion.






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