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Here we introduce a clinical safety and efficacy of the three-dimensional (3D)-printed bioresorbable airway external splints in treating congenital heart disease (CHD) patients with severe TM. From May 2019 to September 2020, nine patients with severe TM were enrolled. The median age was 5\u00a0months (range, 3\u201325\u00a0months), and the median weight was 7.5\u00a0kg (range, 3\u201315\u00a0kg). All patients had wheezing, and two patients were assisted by machine ventilation (MV) preoperatively. The median length of TM was 1.5\u00a0cm (range, 1.0\u20133.0\u00a0cm). All patients underwent suspension of a \u201cC\u201d-shaped lumen airway external splint, which were designed in SOLIDWORKS and made of polycaprolactone (PCL). The airway external splint could provided effective support for at least 6\u00a0months and was completely degraded into carbon dioxide and water within 2\u20133\u00a0years. The median time of postoperative machine assisted ventilation was 23.7\u00a0h (range, 3.3\u2013223.4\u00a0h), and the median time of ICU stay was 9\u00a0days (range, 4\u201325\u00a0days). The median follow-up time was 18\u00a0months (range, 12\u201324\u00a0months). Respiratory symptoms were all relieved, and no external splint-associated complications occurred. The 3D computed tomography reconstruction showed no airway stenosis. 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