Button battery ingestion in children is associated with severe morbidity and mortality if not treated promptly, due to the coagulation necrosis that ensues. Formation of a tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF), due to tissue necrosis, is an exceedingly rare complication, albeit one that carries high mortality.
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Trachea and bronchi
August 1, 2024
August 1, 2024
Surgical treatment of laryngotracheal stenosis remains challenging not only because of low case volumes, but also due to highly individualized approaches used, including use of different endoscopic approaches.
April 15, 2024
Tracheal resection with dorsal mucosectomy and primary anastomosis is a surgical technique that can be used to treat patients with benign tracheal stenosis, including post-intubation tracheal stenosis.
April 11, 2024
This video demonstrates the third redo slide tracheoplasty and esophagoplasty in a fifteen-month-old following button battery ingestion on VA-ECMO.
March 25, 2024
A sixty-seven-year-old man underwent robotic assisted tracheobronchoplasty for tracheobronchomalacia with subsequent improvement in his dyspnea and exercise tolerance.
February 21, 2024
The purpose of this video is to demonstrate maneuvers that aid in achieving adequate tracheal length for redo tracheal resection and reconstruction.
November 22, 2023
This video describes the technique and approach to the steps of the repair of the left mainstem bronchus during a robotic-assisted tracheobronchoplasty.
Bronchial Branching Patterns and Volumetry in the Right Upper Lobe: Impact on Segmentectomy Planning
November 1, 2023
Segmentectomy is on the rise, but understanding of the segmental bronchial branching pattern is limited. Computed tomography scans of 303 patients were used to determine and categorize the branching of the right upper lobe bronchi. Four major types and eleven subtypes were identified.
October 5, 2023
September 21, 2023
The authors interrogated a Norwegian national database for patients with tracheal cancer, a rare but treatable disease. Seventy-sevent patients were identified, giving a crude incidence rate of 0.075 per 100,000 per year.