Table 2.
Surgical treatment according to the level of the airway malacia and associated conditions.
| Type of Surgery | Level of the Airway Malacia | Conditions Associated with Airway Malacia | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BM | TBM | TM | EA/TEF | Cardiovascular Anomalies | Syndromic Patients | |
| Aortopexy | 0 | 3 (42.9%) | 4 (57.1%) | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| (n = 7) | (28.6%) | (14.3%) | (57.1%) | |||
| Double Aortic Arch | 0 | 0 | 3 (100%) | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| (n = 3) | (100%) | |||||
| Tracheoplasty | 0 | 0 | 1 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| (n = 1) | (100%) | |||||
| Tracheal Stenting | 2 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| (n = 2) | (100%) | |||||
| Tracheostomy | 0 | 2 (66.7%) | 1 (33.3%) | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| (n = 3) | (66.7%) | (33.3%) | ||||
Abbreviation: BM: bronchomalacia; TBM: tracheo-bronchomalacia; TM: tracheomalacia; EA/TEF: esophageal atresia with or without tracheal-esophageal fistula.