A combination of tracheoplasty and tracheal stenting is an acceptable method of treating severe congenital tracheobronchial stenosis under extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

This retrospective study of 11 patients demonstrates that severe congenital tracheobronchial stenosis can be effectively managed using slide tracheoplasty combined with bronchoscopic interventions under ECMO support. Early postoperative stenting facilitated rapid extubation in 80% of patients, with a median follow-up of 4.2 years showing sustained outcomes.