Aortopexy has been demonstrated to be an effective procedure for the treatment of tracheo(broncho)malacia in children. Several operative approaches have been proposed in the literature, including left anterior thoracotomy, right thoracotomy, full median sternotomy, or a thoracoscopic approach. In this video tutorial we present our technique for anterior aortopexy using a limited upper sternotomy.
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