excessive dynamic airway collapse and tracheomalacia

• related: Pulmonary Diseases
• tags: #literature #pulmonology

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Overview

• tracheomalacia and EDAC are both part of excessive central airway collapse
• tracheomalacia is widening of coronal dimension and narrowing of sagittal dimension from weakening of the cartilages
• EDAC is anterior bowing of posterior membrane from weakening of longitudinal elastic fibers, cartilage is ok
• severity:
  • mild: 70%
  • moderate 80-90%
  • severe: over 90%

Diagnosis

• you can see it on CT scan
• PFT can often show variable expiratory obstruction

Treatment

• tracheobronchomalacia are often symptomatic and need treatment: e.g. tracheobronchoplasty (TBP)
• EDAC may or may not be symptomatic. ¹

Links to this note

• Pulmonary Diseases
  • excessive dynamic airway collapse and tracheomalacia

Footnotes

1. Tracheobronchomalacia vs Excessive Dynamic Airway Collapse ↩