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Clinical variables and outcomes were compared by tracheal bronchus status. Propensity score matching was performed to adjust for baseline differences. Operative success was defined as a symptom\u2010free, non\u2010tracheostomy\u2010dependent airway.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Among 160 children, 64 (40.0%) had a tracheal bronchus. Children without a tracheal bronchus presented at a younger age (median 184 vs 432 days;\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009.014) and more frequently had stenosis involving &gt;80% of the trachea (40.6% vs 12.5%;\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009.0005) and bronchial extension (28.1% vs 12.5%;\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009.032). Preoperatively, children without a tracheal bronchus were more often mechanically ventilated (49.0% vs 29.7%;\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009.023) and had higher rates of cardiopulmonary arrest (15.6% vs 1.56%;\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009.008). Postoperatively, they experienced longer ventilation (median, 41.5 vs 24\u2009hours;\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009.030), longer intensive care unit stay (13.5 vs 6 days;\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009.005), and higher rates of bronchial stenosis (34.4% vs 14.1%;\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009.0074). Operative success was higher in the tracheal bronchus group (92.2% vs 78.1%;\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009.035). After propensity matching, no differences were observed in operative success (82.0% vs 90.0%;\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009.815).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A tracheal bronchus was associated with a less severe airway presentation. Modification of the slide tracheoplasty technique to accommodate the aberrant bronchus does not have inferior outcomes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/ohn.70495","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,13]],"date-time":"2026-10-13T12:35:05Z","timestamp":1791894905000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["The Outcomes of Slide Tracheoplasty for Complete Tracheal Rings in Children With a Tracheal Bronchus"],"prefix":"10.1002","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0110-9430","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ermina","family":"Lee","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery University of Cincinnati Medical Center Cincinnati Ohio USA"},{"name":"University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Cincinnati Ohio 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