Obstructive Sleep Apnea Due To Extrathoracic Tracheomalacia | Zendy

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Obstructive Sleep Apnea Due To Extrathoracic Tracheomalacia

Author(s) -

Hiren Muzumdar,

Kiran Nandalike,

John P. Bent,

Raanan Arens

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

journal of clinical sleep medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.529

H-Index - 92

eISSN - 1550-9397

pISSN - 1550-9389

DOI - 10.5664/jcsm.2418

Subject(s) - medicine , obstructive sleep apnea , tracheomalacia , polysomnography , sleep apnea , sleep (system call) , sleep apnea syndromes , continuous positive airway pressure , apnea , sleep disordered breathing , anesthesia , cardiology , airway , computer science , operating system

We report obstructive sleep apnea in a 3-year-old boy with tracheomalacia secondary to tracheotomy that resolved after placement of a metallic stent in the region of tracheomalacia. The tracheal location of obstruction during sleep in this case contrasts with the usual location in the pharynx or, less often, the larynx. This case also demonstrates the utility of polysomnography in managing decannulation of tracheostomies.

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