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Intratracheal granuloma formation: a late complication of Marlex mesh splinting for tracheomalacia.

External splinting of the trachea has been used alone or in combination with aortopexy for the treatment of severe tracheomalacia. The authors describe the case of a 12-year-old boy who had a Marlex mesh splint placed because of life-threatening primary tracheomalacia at 6 months of age. He presented at 12 years of age with a 5-month history of shortness of breath on exertion, dry cough, and audible wheeze. Radiological and endoscopic examinations showed near-complete obstruction of the orifice of the right mainstem bronchus by a large polypoid granuloma. Initially the patient was treated with endoscopic resection on two occasions, but the granuloma and bronchial obstruction recurred each time. He underwent a right thoracotomy, which showed that the lower edge of the mesh had eroded through the trachea wall and was acting as a nidus for granuloma formation. After removal of the mesh, the resulting defect at the site of erosion of the trachea was closed with a pericardial patch. The postoperative course was uncomplicated, and the patient remains well 2 years after surgery. External splinting of the trachea has been shown to be effective in the treatment of complicated tracheomalacia, but one must be aware of the potential long-term complications, as demonstrated in this case.

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