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Tracheal reconstruction in children is usually performed for various types of congenital or acquired stenoses. This chapter concentrates principally on these and not on sub-glottic stenosis.

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Pigott, N., Elliott, M. (2009). Tracheal Reconstruction. In: Munoz, R., Morell, V., Cruz, E., Vetterly, C. (eds) Critical Care of Children with Heart Disease. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-262-7_43

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