Open AccessEpidemiology and Management of Pediatric Tracheomalacia
Author(s) -
Haya Jamal M. Albalawi,
Rawan Defallah G. Alzahrani,
Rana Suliman D. Alshwamin,
Raghad Turki Asiri,
Sarah Awad Muhammad Alenzi,
Amal Abutaleb M. Qaysi,
Alanoud Abdullah H. Althobaiti,
Nashwa Zead A. Albalawi,
Raghad Albalawi,
Rahaf Saad D. Alharbi,
Amal Mohammad H Albalawi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of pharmaceutical research international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2456-9119
DOI - 10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i42a32400
Subject(s) - tracheomalacia , malacia , medicine , tracheobronchomalacia , bronchoscopy , expiration , complication , surgery , airway , stent , incidence (geometry) , respiratory system , physics , optics
Tracheomalacia is excessive trachea collapse, usually upon expiration. Severe symptoms accompany congenital types. Often milder versions occur following the neonatal period. Adult malacia is mostly linked to pulmonary chronic obstruction. There's still no standardized functional bronchoscopy. Dynamic CT airway is an excellent diagnostic tool. Bronchoscopy and stent insertion led to a major improvement, although with a high incidence of complication. Surgical lateropexia, excision of trachea and external surgical stabilization are possibilities. Aortopexy is the most common operation in children.