Thermoablative techniques to treat excessive central airway collapse

SP Gangadharan, F Mathew - Thoracic Surgery Clinics, 2023 - thoracic.theclinics.com
Background Excessive central airway collapse (ECAC) is characterized by an excessive
narrowing of the trachea and mainstem bronchi during expiration. It encompasses two …

[HTML][HTML] State-of-the-Art Narrative Review: Mounier–Kuhn Syndrome and Tracheobronchomegaly

S Sharma, SJ Kuperberg - Respiratory Medicine, 2024 - Elsevier
Mounier–Kuhn syndrome (MKS) or tracheobronchomegaly is an uncommon disease of the
central airways. It is characterized by pathological dilatation of the trachea and main bronchi …

Comprehensive Interventional treatment for severe central airway collapse caused by Relapsing Polychondritis: A case report

Y Wu, M Wang, H Wang, C Ban, X Tang, Y Luo - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Relapsing Polychondritis (RP) is a rare systemic inflammatory disease. One major cause of
death for patients with RP is severe tracheobronchial tree collapse. Treatment guidelines for …

[HTML][HTML] Endoscopic management of patients with excessive central airway collapse: a narrative review

F Kheir, JP Uribe, S Thakore… - Journal of Visualized …, 2022 - jovs.amegroups.org
To provide a narrative review of the novel endoscopic approaches available in the literature
for the treatment of excessive central airway collapse (ECAC). ECAC is characterized by …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical Outcomes After Tracheobronchoplasty With Ringed Polytetrafluoroethylene Vascular Graft

R Castillo-Larios, AY Lee-Mateus… - Annals of Thoracic …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background This report describes the surgical technique and outcomes of
tracheobronchoplasty (TBP) with ringed polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) vascular graft …