Diagnosis of tracheomalacia in children
WANG Shiyu
ZHONG Yumin
Abstract：Tracheomalacia (TM) is characterized by excessive airway collapsibility. The symptoms of TM have been described as chronic cough and recurrent respiratory infection. The standard definition requires reduction in cross-sectional area of at least 50% during expiration. Recently non-invasive modalities such as CT and MRI are available for assessing the airway dynamically. However, flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy remains the“gold standard”for diagnosis. This article reviewed the research status of TM.
Keywords：TracheomalaciaChildrenTomographyX-ray ComputedMagnetic resonance imagingBronchoscopy
Publication Date：2016-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 386-389 )