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Abnormality of the bronchi

MedGen UID:
14233
•Concept ID:
C0006261
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Bronchial Disease; Bronchial Diseases; Disease, Bronchial; Diseases, Bronchial
SNOMED CT: Bronchial disorder (41427001); Disorder of bronchus (41427001)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0001358

Definition

A disease involving the bronchus. [from MONDO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Tracheobronchomalacia, Tracheobronchial Compression, and Tracheobronchial Malformations: Diagnostic and Treatment Strategies.
Kamran A, Baird CW, Jennings RW
Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu 2020;23:53-61. doi: 10.1053/j.pcsu.2020.02.006. PMID: 32354548
Diagnosis, Classification, and Management of Pediatric Tracheobronchomalacia: A Review.
Choi S, Lawlor C, Rahbar R, Jennings R
JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2019 Mar 1;145(3):265-275. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2018.3276. PMID: 30589929
Management of Bronchial Complications After Lung Transplantation and Sequelae.
Varela A, Hoyos L, Romero A, Campo-Cañaveral JL, Crowley S
Thorac Surg Clin 2018 Aug;28(3):365-375. doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2018.04.006. PMID: 30054074

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Bronchial Anthracofibrosis and Tracheobronchomalacia.
Samareh-Fekri M, Hashemi Bajgani SM, Shafahi A, Shafiepour M, Yazdani R, Ahmadpour Baghdadabad MH
Arch Iran Med 2021 Jun 1;24(6):467-472. doi: 10.34172/aim.2021.67. PMID: 34488309
Malignancy in the tracheal bronchus: A case series and review of the literature.
Levin E, Bowling MR
Clin Respir J 2018 Sep;12(9):2441-2445. doi: 10.1111/crj.12943. PMID: 30015374
Laryngomalacia, Tracheomalacia and Bronchomalacia.
Hysinger EB
Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care 2018 Apr;48(4):113-118. Epub 2018 Apr 3 doi: 10.1016/j.cppeds.2018.03.002. PMID: 29622320
The pathophysiology of bronchiectasis.
King PT
Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis 2009;4:411-9. Epub 2009 Nov 29 doi: 10.2147/copd.s6133. PMID: 20037680Free PMC Article
Tracheobronchial injury.
Johnson SB
Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008 Spring;20(1):52-7. doi: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2007.09.001. PMID: 18420127

Diagnosis

Neonatal Laryngotracheal Anomalies.
Gallant JN, Ransom M, Kaspar A, Wilcox LJ, Whigham AS, Engelstad HJ
Neoreviews 2022 Sep 1;23(9):e613-e624. doi: 10.1542/neo.23-9-e613. PMID: 36047759
Pulmonary sequestration: What the radiologist should know.
Gabelloni M, Faggioni L, Accogli S, Aringhieri G, Neri E
Clin Imaging 2021 May;73:61-72. Epub 2020 Dec 3 doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2020.11.040. PMID: 33310586
Overview and Challenges of Bronchiolar Disorders.
Swaminathan AC, Carney JM, Tailor TD, Palmer SM
Ann Am Thorac Soc 2020 Mar;17(3):253-263. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201907-569CME. PMID: 31860801
Tracheobronchomalacia.
Biswas A, Jantz MA, Sriram PS, Mehta HJ
Dis Mon 2017 Oct;63(10):287-302. Epub 2017 May 23 doi: 10.1016/j.disamonth.2017.04.003. PMID: 28549723
Congenital tracheobronchial stenosis.
Hewitt RJ, Butler CR, Maughan EF, Elliott MJ
Semin Pediatr Surg 2016 Jun;25(3):144-9. Epub 2016 Feb 19 doi: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2016.02.007. PMID: 27301600

Therapy

Bronchiectasis.
Chalmers JD, Chang AB, Chotirmall SH, Dhar R, McShane PJ
Nat Rev Dis Primers 2018 Nov 15;4(1):45. doi: 10.1038/s41572-018-0042-3. PMID: 30442957
The emerging spectrum of exposure-related bronchiolitis.
Krefft SD, Cool CD, Rose CS
Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol 2018 Apr;18(2):87-95. doi: 10.1097/ACI.0000000000000425. PMID: 29394172
Bronchiectasis: an update.
Pappalettera M, Aliberti S, Castellotti P, Ruvolo L, Giunta V, Blasi F
Clin Respir J 2009 Jul;3(3):126-34. doi: 10.1111/j.1752-699X.2009.00131.x. PMID: 20298395
Lung cancer preneoplasia.
Wistuba II, Gazdar AF
Annu Rev Pathol 2006;1:331-48. doi: 10.1146/annurev.pathol.1.110304.100103. PMID: 18039118
Breath sounds.
Forgacs P, Nathoo AR, Richardson HD
Thorax 1971 May;26(3):288-95. doi: 10.1136/thx.26.3.288. PMID: 5089494Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Bronchial Anthracofibrosis and Tracheobronchomalacia.
Samareh-Fekri M, Hashemi Bajgani SM, Shafahi A, Shafiepour M, Yazdani R, Ahmadpour Baghdadabad MH
Arch Iran Med 2021 Jun 1;24(6):467-472. doi: 10.34172/aim.2021.67. PMID: 34488309
Pathophysiology and Genetics of Bronchiectasis Unrelated to Cystic Fibrosis.
Nikolic A
Lung 2018 Aug;196(4):383-392. Epub 2018 May 12 doi: 10.1007/s00408-018-0121-y. PMID: 29754320
The emerging spectrum of exposure-related bronchiolitis.
Krefft SD, Cool CD, Rose CS
Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol 2018 Apr;18(2):87-95. doi: 10.1097/ACI.0000000000000425. PMID: 29394172
Overview of the pathology of emphysema in humans.
Cosio MG, Majó J
Chest Surg Clin N Am 1995 Nov;5(4):603-21. PMID: 8574552
Bronchogenic cysts.
Di Lorenzo M, Collin PP, Vaillancourt R, Duranceau A
J Pediatr Surg 1989 Oct;24(10):988-91. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3468(89)80199-x. PMID: 2809973

Clinical prediction guides

Reversible platypnoea-orthodeoxia syndrome.
Joseph TJ, Isaac BT, James P, Thangakunam B
BMJ Case Rep 2023 Oct 31;16(10) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2023-255587. PMID: 37907322Free PMC Article
Laryngomalacia, Tracheomalacia and Bronchomalacia.
Hysinger EB
Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care 2018 Apr;48(4):113-118. Epub 2018 Apr 3 doi: 10.1016/j.cppeds.2018.03.002. PMID: 29622320
Congenital tracheobronchial stenosis.
Hewitt RJ, Butler CR, Maughan EF, Elliott MJ
Semin Pediatr Surg 2016 Jun;25(3):144-9. Epub 2016 Feb 19 doi: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2016.02.007. PMID: 27301600
Mounier-Kuhn syndrome.
Simon M, Vremaroiu P, Andrei F
J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol 2014 Apr;21(2):145-9. doi: 10.1097/LBR.0000000000000068. PMID: 24739689
Plate atelectasis.
Westcott JL, Cole S
Radiology 1985 Apr;155(1):1-9. doi: 10.1148/radiology.155.1.3975385. PMID: 3975385

Recent systematic reviews

Airway anomalies in patients with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome: A scoping review.
Hankey PB, Ghulmiyyah J, Yeh HW, Tracy M, Arganbright J
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2022 Dec;163:111373. Epub 2022 Nov 2 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2022.111373. PMID: 36335759
Tracheal anomalies associated with Down syndrome: A systematic review.
Fockens MM, Hölscher M, Limpens J, Dikkers FG
Pediatr Pulmonol 2021 May;56(5):814-822. Epub 2021 Jan 12 doi: 10.1002/ppul.25203. PMID: 33434377Free PMC Article
Congenital Anomalies of the Tracheobronchial Tree: A Meta-Analysis and Clinical Considerations.
Wong LM, Cheruiyot I, de Oliveira MHS, Keet K, Tomaszewski KA, Walocha JA, Tubbs S, Henry BM
Ann Thorac Surg 2021 Jul;112(1):315-325. Epub 2020 Nov 4 doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.08.060. PMID: 33159867
Nasal versus tracheobronchial biopsies to diagnose primary ciliary dyskinesia: A meta-analysis.
Adil EA, Kawai K, Dombrowski N, Irace AL, Cunningham MJ
Laryngoscope 2017 Jan;127(1):6-13. Epub 2016 Jun 16 doi: 10.1002/lary.26070. PMID: 27312809
Interventions for bronchiectasis: an overview of Cochrane systematic reviews.
Welsh EJ, Evans DJ, Fowler SJ, Spencer S
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015 Jul 14;2015(7):CD010337. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD010337.pub2. PMID: 26171905Free PMC Article

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