Advanced/Novel Stenting for Pediatric Dynamic Airway Collapse.
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 2026 May 13. [Online ahead of print]

Abstract

Pediatric dynamic airway collapse is a complex condition that can impact all levels of the pediatric airway. These conditions can pose life threatening risk to pediatric patients and carry lasting impacts. While traditionally, tracheostomy has been used to address all levels of dynamic collapse, recent advances have allowed for more individualized, anatomy-specific stenting and splinting strategies for treatment. This article covers pathophysiology and the latest evidence on strategies to address nasopharyngeal, oropharyngeal, proximal trachea, and tracheobronchial dynamic collapse.

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Nuttall EDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53792, USA.
Van Horn ADepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, 1500 E Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
Zopf DDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53792, USA. Electronic address: dazopf@wisc.edu.

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Journal Article
Review

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eng

PubMed ID

42128763