Laryngotracheal stenosis information

Laryngotracheal stenosis
Laryngotracheal stenosis
	This condition can also be referred to as subglottic or tracheal stenosis.
Specialty	Otorhinolaryngology
Diagnostic method	Patient history, CT scan of neck and chest, fibre-optic bronchoscopy

Laryngotracheal stenosis refers to abnormal narrowing of the central air passageways.^[1] This can occur at the level of the larynx, trachea, carina or main bronchi.^[2] In a small number of patients narrowing may be present in more than one anatomical location.

^ Gelbard, A (2014). "Causes and Consequences of Laryngotracheal Stenosis". The Laryngoscope. 125 (5): 1137–1143. doi:10.1002/lary.24956. PMC 4562418. PMID 25290987.
^ Armstrong WB, Netterville JL (August 1995). "Anatomy of the larynx, trachea, and bronchi". Otolaryngol. Clin. North Am. 28 (4): 685–99. doi:10.1016/S0030-6665(20)30488-6. PMID 7478631.

[1] Gelbard, A (2014). "Causes and Consequences of Laryngotracheal Stenosis". The Laryngoscope. 125 (5): 1137–1143. doi:10.1002/lary.24956. PMC 4562418. PMID 25290987.

[pmid7478631-2] Armstrong WB, Netterville JL (August 1995). "Anatomy of the larynx, trachea, and bronchi". Otolaryngol. Clin. North Am. 28 (4): 685–99. doi:10.1016/S0030-6665(20)30488-6. PMID 7478631.

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