What is slide tracheoplasty?

Also known as: tracheoplasty.

If a patient has difficulty breathing due to a narrow airway, slide tracheoplasty is a potential treatment. The procedure gets its name due to the fact that two cut portions of the trachea are slid over one another in order to create a wider airway.
 

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Reviewed by: Brian Ho, MD

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