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Starplasty: A new design for pediatric tracheostomy

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Abstract

We are describing a new design of pediatric tracheostomy planned for long periods of time. The procedure entails creating a mature tracheo-cutaneous track through three dimensions Z-plasty design. This technique showed superiority to other currently available techniques in reducing the incidence of teacheostomy complications, specially serious hypoxemia after accidental deacannulation. However, this is on the expense of persistence of tracheo-cutaneous fistula after decanuulation.

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  1. Department of Otolaryngology, Tanta University, El Geish Street 64, 6th floor apartment No. 605, Tanta, 31211, Egypt

    Mostafa I. Ammar MSc, Amr I. Elkawa, Ahmed S. Elhamshary & Kamal Ebeid

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Ammar, M.I., Elkawa, A.I., Elhamshary, A.S. et al. Starplasty: A new design for pediatric tracheostomy. Egypt J Otolaryngol 30, 183–187 (2014). https://doi.org/10.4103/1012-5574.133227

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