[Treatment of tracheobronchomegaly with an Ultraflex prosthesis. A case report].
Tracheobronchomegaly is defined as a dilatation of the trachea and the large bronchi. It may occur as a familial condition or in association with a connective tissue disease, e.g. Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. Tracheobronchomegaly occurs late in adults. The predominant symptoms are bronchial irritation and recurrent bronchopulmonary infections (because of ineffective cough). Diagnosis is provided by thoracic imaging, particularly computed tomography that enables measuring the precise diameter of the trachea. We report the case of one patient with tracheobronchomegaly who was greatly improved after implantation of Ultraflex tracheobronchial prostheses.
Barakat
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Service de Pneumologie, CHU de Rennes, rue Henri-Le Guilloux, 35033 Rennes Cedex.
Belleguic
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Le Garff
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Bassen
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Briens
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Meunier
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Delaval
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D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014137:Tracheobronchomegaly / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*