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Tracheobronchial Stenoses

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CT of the Airways

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Summary

Tracheobronchial stenosis is defined as focal or diffuse narrowing of the tracheal lumen. It may arise secondary to a wide variety of benign and malignant causes (Table 1). This chapter describes a general approach to the recognition and characterization of tracheobronchial stenoses and reviews specific clinical and imaging features of various benign causes for this condition. Neoplastic etiologies are reviewed separately in the chapter devoted to tracheobronchial neoplasms. Special emphasis is placed upon post-intubation stenosis, which is by far the most common etiology encountered in daily practice. Other, less common etiologies are subsequently discussed in alphabetical order following this entity.

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Boiselle, P.M., Catena, J., Ernst, A., Lynch, D.A. (2008). Tracheobronchial Stenoses. In: Boiselle, P.M., Lynch, D.A. (eds) CT of the Airways. Contemporary Medical Imaging. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-139-0_6

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