Doctors in Dubai have reconstructed the larynx and trachea using cartilage graft to help a 3-year-old boy breathe normally.
The doctors at the Dubai Hospital restored the breathing of a 3-year-old boy from GCC who faced obstruction of the larynx since birth and experienced severe shortness of breath.
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The child who was operated upon immediately after birth in his home country had a tube for a breathing pathway.
The Dubai Hospital which has expertise in complex ENT surgeries conducted an in-depth diagnosis to perform a laryngotracheoplasty surgery for a permanent, stable airway for the child to breathe through without the need of a breathing tube.
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Surgeons reconstructed the larynx and the trachea using a cartilage graft taken from the child’s thoracic cage.
Dr Jamal Kassouma, Consultant ENT Surgeon at Dubai Hospital said the two-hour laryngotracheoplasty surgery was performed four months ago for which they also placed a stent in the trachea to hold it in position for a few months which was removed few days back enabling the child to breathe and speak normally.
