Abstract
Background: Congenital tracheal stenosis (CTS) constitutes an uncommon disease, characterized by the presence of complete tracheal rings that determine a fixed narrow tracheal lumen with different levels of respiratory distress.
Objective: To expose 10 patients with CTS in relation to their morphological-clinical aspects and treatment alternatives.
Method: Retrospective analysis of these patients diagnosed with CTS between 1998 and 2006, in terms of clinical evolution and diagnostic exams.
Results: 6 patients with severe respiratory symptoms needed corrective tracheal surgery; one of them died one year later during cardiac surgery. 4 patients with mild respiratory symptoms did not require tracheal surgery; one of them died during cardiac surgery.
Conclusion: CTS is a serious malformation that requires surgical treatment in those patients with severe airway obstruction. Patients with mild symptoms are observed closely without the need for surgery.
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