Left mainstem bronchopexy for severe bronchomalacia.
Source
Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 26(3):260-2, 1991 Mar.
Abstract
Severe bronchomalacia occurred in a 14-month-old boy, as a result of
compression of the left mainstem bronchus by a bronchogenic cyst. After
resection of the cyst, the bronchomalacia was corrected by suspension of
the posterolateral bronchial wall to the ligamentum arteriosum. This
method of bronchopexy may be of value for severe left mainstem
bronchomalacia.