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Obstruction of trachea

MedGen UID:
83303
•Concept ID:
C0340221
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Obstructive tracheal disease; Tracheal Obstruction; Tracheal obstruction
SNOMED CT: Obstruction of trachea (73342002); Tracheal obstruction (73342002); Obstructive tracheal disease (73342002)

Definition

Blockage of the lumen of the trachea. Causes include secretions, foreign bodies, and tumors. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVObstruction of trachea

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Superior mediastinal syndrome: emergency management.
Jain R, Bansal D, Marwaha RK, Singhi S
Indian J Pediatr 2013 Jan;80(1):55-9. Epub 2012 Oct 10 doi: 10.1007/s12098-012-0884-8. PMID: 23054856

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Superior mediastinal syndrome: emergency management.
Jain R, Bansal D, Marwaha RK, Singhi S
Indian J Pediatr 2013 Jan;80(1):55-9. Epub 2012 Oct 10 doi: 10.1007/s12098-012-0884-8. PMID: 23054856
Palliation of tracheobronchial malignant obstruction with metal stents in emergency conditions.
Spinelli P, Cerrai FG, Spinelli A
Minerva Chir 1998 May;53(5):373-6. PMID: 9780626

Diagnosis

Superior mediastinal syndrome: emergency management.
Jain R, Bansal D, Marwaha RK, Singhi S
Indian J Pediatr 2013 Jan;80(1):55-9. Epub 2012 Oct 10 doi: 10.1007/s12098-012-0884-8. PMID: 23054856

Therapy

Initial experience of endobronchial silicon stents from a tertiary care centre in North India.
Agarwal R, Khan A, Aggarwal AN, Singh N, Bhagat H, Kumar B, Yaddanapudi LN, Sethi S, Khandelwal N, Gupta D
Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci 2011 Apr-Jun;53(2):93-8. PMID: 21545070

Clinical prediction guides

Palliation of tracheobronchial malignant obstruction with metal stents in emergency conditions.
Spinelli P, Cerrai FG, Spinelli A
Minerva Chir 1998 May;53(5):373-6. PMID: 9780626

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