Inspiratory stridor in a 12-month-old girl.
Congenital tracheal stenosis is a rare disorder, characterized by the presence of focal or diffuse complete tracheal cartilage rings, resulting in a fixed tracheal narrowing. The entity may be seen in isolation or in conjunction with other malformations that include an anomalous right upper lobe bronchus. We here report the case of a 12-month-old girl who had severe bi-segmental congenital tracheal stenosis with the interposition of a tracheal bronchus between the two stenotic segments.
Department of Pulmonary Disease, G Gaslini Institute, Genoa, Italy.
Oliviero
O
Sacco
Paolo
P
Tomà
Daniele
D
Alberti
Giuseppe
G
Locatelli
Lucia
L
Migliazza
Mario P
MP
Taviani
Giovanni A
GA
Rossi
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D012135:Respiratory Sounds / Q000209:etiology; D036542:Tomography, Spiral Computed; D014132:Trachea / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery