Endoscopic successful management of tracheobronchomalacia with laser: apropos of a Mounier-Kuhn syndrome
| Autor: | Arlette Colchen, David P. Breen, Fabien Maldonado, Hervé Dutau |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Tracheobronchomegaly medicine.medical_specialty Chest physiotherapy Lasers Solid-State Pulmonary function testing Recurrence Bronchoscopy medicine Humans Low-Level Light Therapy Respiratory Tract Infections Collapse (medical) Aged Tracheobronchomalacia medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry General Medicine medicine.disease Surgery Endoscopy Recurrent bronchopulmonary infections Treatment Outcome Mounier-Kuhn syndrome Female medicine.symptom Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery. 39(6) |
| ISSN: | 1873-734X |
| Popis: | Mounier-Kuhn syndrome is a rare condition that combines tracheobronchomegaly (TBM) and severe tracheobronchomalacia. Symptoms can be severe with recurrent bronchopulmonary infections and cough-induced syncope. Therapeutic management is non-specific and limited to chest physiotherapy and antibiotics during infectious exacerbations. We report a case of Mounier-Kuhn syndrome that was successfully managed by treating the posterior collapse of the central airway with yttrium aluminum pevroskyte laser. Endoscopic aspects, respiratory symptoms, and lung function tests all improved and remained stable with a follow-up of 8 years. Laser, at low power settings, could be a new therapeutic option in selected cases of tracheobronchomalacia. |
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