Complex surgical treatment of congenital tracheal stenosis with associated unilateral lung agenesis

• Main Authors: Akinori Sekioka (Author), Koji Fukumoto (Author), Masaya Murata (Author), Ryohei Fukuba (Author), Masaya Yamoto (Author), Toshiaki Takahashi (Author), Kei Ohyama (Author), Akiyoshi Nomura (Author), Yutaka Yamada (Author), Naoto Urushihara (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The combination of congenital tracheal stenosis (CTS) and unilateral pulmonary agenesis is rare and fatal. Especially, right lung agenesis is associated with dextrocardia and often causes tracheal alignment disorder. The mortality is estimated with 12.5-65%. Slide Tracheoplasty (ST) has...