Advanced Therapies for Severe Tracheobronchomalacia: A Review of the Use of 3D-Printed, Patient-Specific, Externally Implanted, Bioresorbable Airway Splints.

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual
Vikram SoodRichard G Ohye

Abstract

Tracheobronchomalacia is a condition of dynamic collapse of the trachea and mainstem bronchi. The clinical significance of tracheobronchomalacia depends on its severity. Mild cases may be medically managed with limited symptomology, while severe cases require advanced therapies, lengthy hospital stays, and carry significant morbidity and mortality. Current therapies for severe tracheobronchomalacia include tracheostomy with prolonged mechanical ventilation, aortopexy, tracheobronchopexy, and intraluminal metallic, silicone, or bioresorbable stents. Three-dimensional (3D)-printed, patient-specific, bioresorbable airway splinting is a novel treatment option that is undergoing investigation in a cohort of critically ill children with severe tracheobronchomalacia. At the time of our last review of our data, 29 splints had been implanted in 15 children with intrathoracic tracheobronchomalacia. The median follow-up was 8.5 months. There were 12 long-term survivors, and all but one lived at home. This article discusses the details of our institution's development and use of 3D-printed, patient-specific, bioresorbable splints for treatment of severe tracheobronchomalacia in the pediatric population.

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