aortopexy

a·or·to·pex·y

(ā-ōr'tō-peks'ē),

A surgical procedure used to treat tracheomalacia or tracheal compression.

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Aortopexy can be performed to relieve the extrinsic tracheal compression but will not address the other issues caused by the mediastinal shift [10, 11].

Right Lung Agenesis with Tracheal Stenosis due to Complete Tracheal Rings and Postpneumonectomy Like Syndrome Treated with Tissue Expander Placement

In spite of the technical challenges related to the airway and anesthesia, surgical interventions including, staged tracheoplasty, aortopexy, tracheopexy, tracheobronchoplasty, tracheal suspension, extrinsic tracheal neo-rings and intraluminal tracheal splints have been used successfully3.

TRACHEOMALACIA AS AN UNUSUAL CAUSE OF UPPER AIRWAYS OBSTRUCTION LEADING TO CARDIAC ARREST

Thoracoscopy in a child in need of an aortopexy for tracheomalacia showed a persistent left superior caval vein with the phrenic nerve on top of it (Fig.