Esophageal patch tracheoplasty for congenital tracheal stenosis.

摘要

I read with strong interest the current topics review article titled "Surgical management of congenital tra-cheal stenosis" by Terada et al. that appeared in this journal.1 This disease is rare, and its treatments are associated with many difficulties. Although the authors recommend slide tracheoplasty, most cases have been treated by patch tracheoplasties. Terada et al. discussed two types of patch tracheoplasty: rib cartilage and pericardium.