This work summarizes the experience of the Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Heidelberg with the surgical treatment of tracheal and cardiac anomalies in infants and children for a period longer than 20 years. The Heidelberg group lead by Prof. Siegfried Hagl succesfully introduced new operative techniques and achieved one of the best results reported in the contemporary surgical literature. The survival rate of over 94% is remarkable given the severe pathology and comorbidity involved and the complexity of surgical procedures. Two of the important messages of the work are: *...