%0 Journal Article
%T Estenosis traqueal cong¨¦nita, Serie cl¨ªnica
%A Donoso C
%A Carolina
%A Varela B
%A Patricio
%A G¨®mez G
%A Nelson
%A Borel A
%A Cecilia
%A Herrera G
%A Oscar
%J Revista chilena de pediatr¨ªa
%D 2006
%I Sociedad Chilena de Pediatr¨ªa
%R 10.4067/S0370-41062006000300007
%X congenital tracheal stenosis (cts) constitutes an uncommon disease, characterized by the presence of complete tracheal rings that determine a fixed narrow tracheal lumen with different levels of respiratory distress. objective: to expose 10 patients with cts in relation to their morphological-clinical aspects and treatment alternatives. method: retrospective analysis of these patients diagnosed with cts between 1998 and 2006, in terms of clinical evolution and diagnostic exams. results: 6 patients with severe respiratory symptoms needed corrective tracheal surgery; one of them died one year later during cardiac surgery. 4 patients with mild respiratory symptoms did not require tracheal surgery; one of them died during cardiac surgery. conclusion: cts is a serious malformation that requires surgical treatment in those patients with severe airway obstruction. patients with mild symptoms are observed closely without the need for surgery
%K tracheal stenosis
%K congenital tracheal stenosis
%K tracheal rings
%K airway stenosis
%K tracheal surgery.
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