Traqueomalacia adquirida - Overview

Nombres alternativos

Traqueomalacia secundaria

Definición:

Es una debilidad y flacidez de las paredes de la tráquea que se desarrolla después del nacimiento.

Causas:

La traqueomalacia adquirida es muy poco común. En raras ocasiones, los bebés, los lactantes y los adultos pueden desarrollar esta afección. Se presenta cuando el cartílago normal en la pared de la tráquea empieza a descomponerse.

La traqueomalacia adquirida o secundaria puede resultar:

De presión sobre la vía respiratoria por parte de vasos sanguíneos grandes.
Como complicación después de reparación quirúrgica de una fístula traqueoesofágica o atresia esofágica.
Después de tener un tubo de respiración o traqueotomía por mucho tiempo.

Reviewed last on: 5/1/2011
Neil K. Kaneshiro, MD, MHA, Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Gaissert HA, Burns J. The compromised airway: tumors, strictures, and tracheomalacia. Surg Clin North Am. 2010; 90(5):1065-1089.

Licameli GR, Richardson MA. Diagnosis and management of tracheal anomalies and tracheal stenosis. In: Cummings CW, Flint PW, Haughey BH, et al, eds. Otolaryngology: Head & Neck Surgery. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2010:chap 207.

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