Abstract

CORTES-TELLES, Arturo; CHE-MORALES, José Luis  and  FIGUEROA-HURTADO, Esperanza. Lobar atelectasis unusual presentation of tracheobronchomalacia in adults. Rev. biomédica [online]. 2016, vol.27, n.1, pp.25-30. ISSN 2007-8447.

Respiratory dynamic abnormalities that contributes with collapse of the airway luminal during expiration can cause nonspecific symptoms or not related to a respiratory disease. Accurate diagnosis of the clinical entity has therapeutic implications and is important for the prognosis. Tracheobronchomalacia is diagnosed when there is a decrease in the lumen tracheobronchial greater than 50% visible through exploration with Bronchoscopy. The main etiology in adults was the acquired form and association with lung atelectasis was rare.

Keywords : tracheomalacia; bronchomalacia; tracheobronchomalacia; adults; localized.