Research & Literature

Neonatal Repair in a Patient With Heterotaxy, Truncus Arteriosus, Pulmonary Artery Sling, and Tracheal Stenosis.

Anagnostopoulos PV, Kenny EC, Peterson AL, et al.

The Annals of thoracic surgery 2015; (100(6)):2359-62.

Secondary Reverse Slide Tracheoplasty for Airway Rescue.

Kopelovich JC, Wine TM, Rutter MJ, et al.

The Annals of thoracic surgery 2016; (101(3)):1205-7.

Emergency management for congenital tracheal stenosis with endoluminal stenting in pediatric intensive care units.

Xu X, Ding H, Liu X, et al.

Therapeutic advances in respiratory disease 2016; (10(4)):310-7 doi:10.1177/1753465816645478.

Congenital tracheobronchial stenosis.

Hewitt RJ, Butler CR, Maughan EF, Elliott MJ

Seminars in pediatric surgery 2016; (25(3)):144-9.

Management of congenital tracheal stenosis in the neonatal period.

Morita K, Maeda K, Yabe K, Oshima Y

Pediatric surgery international 2017; (33(10)):1059-1063 doi:10.1007/s00383-017-4137-9.

Towards Individualized Tracheobronchial Stents: Technical, Practical and Legal Considerations.

Freitag L, Gördes M, Zarogoulidis P, et al.

Respiration; international review of thoracic diseases 2017; (94(5)):442-456 doi:10.1159/000479164.

Temporary tracheal stenting using endovascular prosthesis in the management of severe refractory stenosis following slide tracheoplasty.

Sandu K, Reinhard A, Lambercy K, et al.

European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery 2018; (275(1)):275-280 doi:10.1007/s00405-017-4792-4.

Three-dimensional printed model of bilateral Wilms tumor: A useful tool for planning nephron sparing surgery.

Girón-Vallejo Ó, García-Calderón D, Ruiz-Pruneda R, et al.

Pediatric blood & cancer 2018; (65(4)) doi:10.1002/pbc.26894.

Clinical outcomes after tracheoplasty in patients with congenital tracheal stenosis in 1997-2014.

Yokoi A, Hasegawa T, Oshima Y, et al.

Journal of pediatric surgery 2018; (53(11)):2140-2144 doi:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2017.12.017.

Update on airway stents.

Sabath BF, Ost DE

Current opinion in pulmonary medicine 2018; (24(4)):343-349 doi:10.1097/MCP.0000000000000486.

[Associated vessel heteromorphosis in laparoscopic complete mesocolic excision and solutions to intraoperative hemorrhage].

Jiao Y, He J, Li J, et al.

Zhonghua wei chang wai ke za zhi = Chinese journal of gastrointestinal surgery 2018; (21(3)):259-266.

Swallowing outcomes in children after slide tracheoplasty.

Stewart AJ, Butler CR, Muthialu N, et al.

International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology 2018; (108()):85-90 doi:10.1016/j.ijporl.2018.02.029.

Congenital tracheal malformations.

Varela P, Torre M, Schweiger C, Nakamura H

Pediatric surgery international 2018; (34(7)):701-713 doi:10.1007/s00383-018-4291-8.

Pitfalls in the management of congenital tracheal stenosis: is conservative management feasible?

Usui Y, Ono S, Baba K, Tsuji Y

Pediatric surgery international 2018; (34(10)):1035-1040 doi:10.1007/s00383-018-4329-y.

Congenital tracheal stenosis: what should we look at for successful tracheoplasty?

Yokoi A

Translational pediatrics 2018; (7(3)):229-232 doi:10.21037/tp.2018.07.01.

Complete tracheal rings and hypoplastic left heart variant: a rare and fatal association.

Bansal N, Mahadin DR, Aggarwal S

Cardiology in the young 2019; (29(3)):445-447 doi:10.1017/S1047951118002391.

Excessive Tracheal Length in Patients With Congenital Tracheal Stenosis.

Chen SJ, Wu ET, Wang CC, et al.

The Annals of thoracic surgery 2019; (108(1)):138-145 doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.01.059.

Growth and Management of Repaired Complete Tracheal Rings after Slide Tracheoplasty.

Wilcox LJ, Schweiger C, Hart CK, et al.

Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 2019; (161(1)):164-170 doi:10.1177/0194599819841893.

Pressure and flow properties of cannulae for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation I: return (arterial) cannulae.

Broman LM, Prahl Wittberg L, Westlund CJ, et al.

Perfusion 2019; (34(1_suppl)):58-64 doi:10.1177/0267659119830521.

Pulmonary artery sling: An uncommon cause of stridor.

Neiva F, Oliveria MJ, Silva MJ, et al.

Journal of pediatric intensive care 2012; (1(3)):173-177 doi:10.3233/PIC-2012-029.

Feasibility and potential of three-dimensional printing in laryngotracheal stenosis.

Richard Z, Jackson E, Jung JP, Kanotra SP

The Journal of laryngology and otology 2019; (133(6)):530-534 doi:10.1017/S0022215119001208.

Asymptomatic congenital tracheal stenosis.

Sumi T, Ikeda T, Nakata H

Respirology case reports 2019; (7(7)):e00472 doi:10.1002/rcr2.472.

Pediatric Tracheal Surgery: A 25-Year Review of Slide Tracheoplasty and Tracheal Resection.

Stephens EH, Eltayeb O, Mongé MC, et al.

The Annals of thoracic surgery 2020; (109(1)):148-153 doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.06.042.

Non-operative management of congenital tracheal stenosis: criteria by computed tomography.

Yamoto M, Fukumoto K, Sekioka A, et al.

Pediatric surgery international 2019; (35(10)):1123-1130 doi:10.1007/s00383-019-04532-y.

[Congenital tracheal stenosis: from clinic to treatment.]

Duchoud L, De Sandre-Mouly C, Sandu K

Revue medicale suisse 2019; (15(665)):1765-1768.

Outcome of congenital tracheal stenosis in children over two decades in a national cardiothoracic surgical unit.

McMahon CJ, Ayoubi K, Mehanna R, et al.

Cardiology in the young 2020; (30(1)):34-38 doi:10.1017/S1047951119002725.

Novel Suture Technique for Slide Tracheoplasty for the Treatment of Long-Segment Tracheal Stenosis.

Hobbs RD, Moon J, Murala J, Ohye RG

Seminars in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2020; (32(4)):930-934 doi:10.1053/j.semtcvs.2019.11.001.

Slide tracheoplasty: Predictors of outcomes and literature review.

Wertz A, Fuller SM, Mascio C, et al.

International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology 2020; (130()):109814 doi:10.1016/j.ijporl.2019.109814.

Clinical and structural aspects of tracheal stenosis and a novel embryological hypothesis of left pulmonary artery sling.

Fukushima N, Shimojima N, Ishitate M, et al.

Pediatric pulmonology 2020; (55(3)):747-753 doi:10.1002/ppul.24661.

Understanding the impact of slide tracheoplasty in congenital tracheal stenosis.

Yong MS, Konstantinov IE

Translational pediatrics 2019; (8(5)):462-464 doi:10.21037/tp.2019.11.02.

A case of asymptomatic complete tracheal rings in an adult: case report.

Hayasaka T, Kobayashi T, Ako Y, et al.

JA clinical reports 2019; (5(1)):45 doi:10.1186/s40981-019-0265-7.

Morphologic Analysis of Congenital Heart Disease With Anomalous Tracheobronchial Arborization.

Song X, Lu Z, Zhu L, et al.

The Annals of thoracic surgery 2020; (110(4)):1387-1395 doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.01.027.

Diagnosis and management of complete tracheal rings with concurrent tracheoesophageal fistula.

Wolter NE, Kennedy AA, Rutter MJ, et al.

International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology 2020; (133()):109971 doi:10.1016/j.ijporl.2020.109971.

Classification of tracheal stenosis in children based on computational aerodynamics.

Poynot WJ, Gonthier KA, Dunham ME, Crosby TW

Journal of biomechanics 2020; (104()):109752 doi:10.1016/j.jbiomech.2020.109752.

Treatment of tracheal stenosis with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support in infants and newborns.

Pola Dos Reis F, Minamoto H, Bibas BJ, et al.

Artificial organs 2021; (45(7)):748-753 doi:10.1111/aor.13898.

Combination of slide tracheoplasty and side-to-side bronchoplasty for complex congenital tracheobronchial stenosis.

Chan JL, Yap KH, Teoh OH, Nakao M

Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery 2021; (33(1)):155-157 doi:10.1093/icvts/ivab058.

Placing covered self-expanding metal stents by suspension laryngoscope in benign tracheal stenosis.

Yu Z, Wang J, Liang XH, et al.

American journal of otolaryngology 2021; (42(5)):103040 doi:10.1016/j.amjoto.2021.103040.

Relationship between a Tracheal and Left Pulmonary Artery Stenosis Index and the Prognosis of Pulmonary Artery Sling with Tracheal Stenosis.

Shen X, Tan W, Jia B, Ye M

Pediatric cardiology 2021; (42(7)):1585-1593 doi:10.1007/s00246-021-02643-9.

Congenital airway anomalies.

Varela P, Schweiger C

Seminars in pediatric surgery 2021; (30(3)):151055 doi:10.1016/j.sempedsurg.2021.151055.

Incidence and risk factor of vocal cord paralysis following slide tracheoplasty for congenital tracheal stenosis: a retrospective observational study.

Kaneko N, Hasegawa T

Cardiology in the young 2022; (32(4)):579-583 doi:10.1017/S1047951121002663.

Closed-PICU perioperative management of congenital tracheal stenosis.

Aoki K, Kurosawa H, Seino Y, et al.

Pediatrics international : official journal of the Japan Pediatric Society 2022; (64(1)):e15085 doi:10.1111/ped.15085.

Outcomes of slide tracheoplasty for congenital tracheal stenosis in 80 children: A 22-year single-center experience.

Shimojima N, Shimotakahara A, Tomita H, et al.

Journal of pediatric surgery 2022; (57(7)):1205-1209 doi:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2022.02.033.

[Ring-sling complex association with pig bronchus: a pediatric case report].

Bergamini ML, Martínez Riccetti MC, Kiang JA, et al.

Archivos argentinos de pediatria 2022; (120(3)):e133-e136 doi:10.5546/aap.2022.e133.

International Pediatric Otolaryngology Group (IPOG) consensus recommendations: Evaluation and management of congenital tracheal stenosis.

Sidell DR, Meister KD, de Alarcon A, et al.

International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology 2022; (161()):111251 doi:10.1016/j.ijporl.2022.111251.

Surgical management of congenital tracheal stenosis associated with complex cardiovascular anomalies.

Morita K, Hatakeyama T

Pediatric surgery international 2022; (38(12)):1903-1908 doi:10.1007/s00383-022-05206-y.

Computational fluid dynamics assessment of congenital tracheal stenosis.

Morita K, Takeishi N, Wada S, Hatakeyama T

Pediatric surgery international 2022; (38(12)):1769-1776 doi:10.1007/s00383-022-05228-6.

A left pulmonary artery sling with left bronchiectasis in an adult patient: A case report and review of literature.

Lv L, Cheng X, Yu X, et al.

Respirology case reports 2023; (11(1)):e01072 doi:10.1002/rcr2.1072.

Trained intensivist coverage and survival outcomes in critically ill patients: a nationwide cohort study in South Korea.

Oh TK, Song IA

Annals of intensive care 2023; (13(1)):4 doi:10.1186/s13613-023-01100-5.

Morphologic classification of tracheobronchial arborization in children with congenital tracheobronchial stenosis and the associated cardiovascular defects.

Hu J, Wang H, Du X, et al.

Frontiers in pediatrics 2023; (11()):1123237 doi:10.3389/fped.2023.1123237.

Incidence of congenital tracheal stenosis in left pulmonary artery sling diagnosed by bronchoscopy.

Tsuji E, Morita K, Matsuhisa H, et al.

Pediatric surgery international 2023; (39(1)):240 doi:10.1007/s00383-023-05527-6.

Treatment of long-segment congenital tracheal stenosis with congenital cardiovascular defects in infancy.

Dai L, Zhao L, Shen L, et al.

International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology 2023; (172()):111691 doi:10.1016/j.ijporl.2023.111691.

[Surgical treatment strategy of pulmonary artery sling: a series of 110 cases].

Xu HH, Yang YL, Bi SM, et al.

Zhonghua wai ke za zhi [Chinese journal of surgery] 2023; (61(11)):994-1000 doi:10.3760/cma.j.cn112139-20221214-00530.

TBX5 pathogenic variant in a patient with congenital heart defect and tracheal stenosis.

Yamoto K, Kato F, Yamoto M, et al.

Congenital anomalies 2024; (64(1)):23-27 doi:10.1111/cga.12548.

[Thoracoscopic tracheal resection in a child under extracorporeal membrane oxygenation].

Razumovsky AY, Stepanenko NS, Kulikova NV, Kislenko AA

Khirurgiia 2024; 86-90 doi:10.17116/hirurgia202401186.

A rare case of 'ring-sling complex' in a symptomatic adult patient: A left pulmonary artery sling with complete tracheal rings.

Lee M, Baranowski R, Oo A, Waller D

JRSM open 2023; (14(11)):20542704231205388 doi:10.1177/20542704231205388.

Image characteristics and main types of abnormal branching of fetal pulmonary artery in prenatal echocardiography - a retrospective study.

Yan H, Zhang C, He L

Ginekologia polska 2024; doi:10.5603/gpl.96884.

Long- term outcomes of congenital tracheal stenosis after slide tracheoplasty.

Nakatani T, Morita K, Yokoi A, Hatakeyama T

Pediatric surgery international 2024; (40(1)):84 doi:10.1007/s00383-024-05670-8.

Evaluation of the Tracheal Stenosis Effects on Airway Resistance and Work of Breathing Using Computational Fluid Dynamics.

Monjezi M, Rismanian M, Kiani A, et al.

Tanaffos 2023; (22(2)):209-214.

Slide tracheoplasty for congenital tracheal stenosis with involvement of the carina and bronchi: a case report.

Minamoto FEN, Cremonese MR, Werebe EC, et al.

Einstein (Sao Paulo, Brazil) 2024; (22()):eRC0659 doi:10.31744/einstein_journal/2024RC0659.

Impact of preoperative respiratory distress on outcomes of slide tracheoplasty.

Nguyen KT, Van Nguyen AT, Tran VQ, et al.

European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery 2024; (65(6)) doi:10.1093/ejcts/ezae227.

Slide tracheoplasty for congenital tracheal stenosis: A systematic review.

Maltezeanu A, Aldriweesh B, Chan CY, et al.

International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology 2024; (182()):111993 doi:10.1016/j.ijporl.2024.111993.

Three-dimensional printed models as an effective tool for the management of complex congenital heart disease.

Capellini K, Ait-Ali L, Pak V, et al.

Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology 2024; (12()):1369514 doi:10.3389/fbioe.2024.1369514.

Tracheoplasty should be proactively considered in the surgical strategy for treating the ring-sling complex.

Du XW, Wang PH, Wang H, et al.

The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2025; (169(2)):375-384.e4 doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2024.08.011.

Retrospective analysis of factors contributing to poor prognosis among 271 pediatric patients with tracheal stenosis treated with slide tracheoplasty.

Chen Y, Wen W, Du X, et al.

The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2025; (170(1)):36-45.e3 doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2024.11.017.

Slide Tracheoplasty in Long Segment Tracheobronchial Stenosis.

Beeman A, Ramaswamy M, Thiruchelvam T, et al.

The Annals of thoracic surgery 2025; (120(2)):355-364 doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2024.11.038.

Unexpected Difficult Intubation Reveals Congenital Tracheal Stenosis in an Adult During Anesthesia Induction for Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer Surgery.

Kitaura A, Taniguchi Y, Yuasa H, et al.

Cureus 2025; (17(3)):e80292 doi:10.7759/cureus.80292.

The lingual-facial-ascending pharyngeal trunk.

Triantafyllou G, Papadopoulos-Manolarakis P, Tudose RC, et al.

Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA 2025; (47(1)):225 doi:10.1007/s00276-025-03721-w.

Unravelling the Complexity of Congenital Tracheal Stenosis with 'O' Rings.

Arsie AE, Lamassiaude M, Nocini R, Sandu K

European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery 2026; (68(1)) doi:10.1093/ejcts/ezaf478.

Paediatric airway stenting: An endoscopic approach to the management of severe airway obstruction.

Chandra T, Madhusudan M, Potti P, et al.

Lung India : official organ of Indian Chest Society 2026; (43(1)):27-32 doi:10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_245_25.

A Preoperative Vascular Imaging Protocol for Planning of Supercharged Jejunal Conduits in Pediatric Esophageal Replacement.

Rottgers SA, MacIsaac MF, Halsey JN, et al.

Plastic and reconstructive surgery 2026; doi:10.1097/PRS.0000000000012969.

Implications of segmental and lobar tracheobronchial anomalies in congenital heart disease: a 12-year retrospective CT analysis.

Yanuar Amal M, Chen SJ

Frontiers in radiology 2025; (5()):1697305 doi:10.3389/fradi.2025.1697305.