Authors:
David A. Zopf, M.D., Scott J. Hollister, Ph.D., Marc E. Nelson, M.D., Richard G. Ohye, M.D., & Glenn E. Green, M.D.
First Paragraph of a Letter to the Editor:
Tracheobronchomalacia in newborns, which manifests with dynamic airway collapse and respiratory insufficiency, is difficult to treat.1,2 In an infant with tracheobronchomalacia, we implanted a customized, bioresorbable tracheal splint, created with a computer-aided design based on a computed tomographic image of the patient's airway and fabricated with the use of laser-based three-dimensional printing, to treat this life-threatening condition…
Source:
The New England Journal of Medicine; 368, 2043-2045 (05/23/13)