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- Title
Two cases with tracheomalacia.
- Authors
Arısoy, Ahmet; Yıldız, Hanifi; Bilgin, Mehmet Hakan; Ekin, Selami
- Abstract
Tracheomalacia is a difficult to manage condition. The symptoms are similar to those of COPD and asthma patients. This may cause misdiagnosis. Herein, we present two tracheomalacia cases who received no benefit from inhaled treatment. The patients were examined via computed tomography (CT), bronchoscopy, and polysomnography. The first case was a 83-year-old male having a 50 package-year smoking history. He applied to the hospital due to coughing and followed for COPD. Obstructive sleep apnea was detected via polysomnography. Despite increased positive pressure, the apneas did not heal. On CT, trachea flattening and tracheal ring and cartilages deterioration were detected. The patient had no sleep apnea one year after stenting. The second case was a 66-year-old male having inhaled treatment for five years for chronic coughing. In bronchoscopy, anterior and posterior parts of trachea were seen to cleave into each other in expiration. Since his tracheomalacia was not life-threatening, he has taken under follow-up.
- Subjects
TRACHEOMALACIA; BRONCHOSCOPY; DIAGNOSTIC errors; APNEA treatment; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; COUGH -- Risk factors
- Publication
Respiratory Case Reports, 2016, Vol 5, Issue 3, p220
- ISSN
2147-2475
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.5505/respircase.2016.00922