Slide cricotracheoplasty: a novel surgical technique for congenital cricotracheal stenosis.

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to introduce a new surgical technique for the correction of congenital cricotracheal stenosis. METHODS A 5-day-old girl presented with esophageal atresia and congenital cricotracheal stenosis. After successfully correcting her esophageal atresia, the authors chose to use a type of slide cricotracheoplasty, which was a modification of slide tracheoplasty and anterior cricoid split. RESULTS The postoperative period was remarkably uneventful except for minor subcutaneous emphysema, and the midterm results were excellent. CONCLUSIONS Slide cricotracheoplasty produced a good result and offered the same advantages as slide tracheoplasty. The authors believe that the described technique offers an efficient surgical procedure for the single-staged correction of congenital cricotracheal stenosis.

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