Pediatric Open Airway State of the Art

Sunday, October 18, 2026

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PT

Location: 408B

Mentor(s)

Alessandro de Alarcon, MD

Professor
Cincinnati Children's Hosp Med Ctr
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Lead Presenter(s)

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Douglas C. Von Allmen, MD

Assistant Professor
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Otolaryngology Department
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Co-Presenter(s)

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Aimee A. Kennedy, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatric Otolaryngology
CIncinnati Children's Hospital
Chicago, IL, United States

During the session attendees will learn about the current state of the art open treatment of pediatric airway disorders. Attendees will learn about preoperative management as well as specific techniques used in open surgery such as laryngotracheoplasty with grafting, cricotracheal resection, slide tracheoplasty, open cleft repair. Attendees will learn how to apply these techniques to specific airway disorders: subglottic stenosis, tracheal stenosis, complete tracheal rings, laryngeal cleft, TEF, Laryngeal webs. Case examples will also be used to illustrate where techniques can be applied.

Learning Objectives:

Understand the best candidates for open vs endoscopic airway reconstruction
Be able to describe pre-operative evaluation and patient optimization prior to open airway surgery
Be able to describe the risks, benefits, complications, and expected outcomes of specific techniques in pediatric open airway for specific airway pathologies. (subglottic/tracheal stenosis, Laryngeal cleft, TEF, complete rings)