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Abnormal tracheal morphology

MedGen UID:
892789
Concept ID:
C4025678
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonym: Abnormality of the trachea
 
HPO: HP:0002778
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0002567

Definition

A structural anomaly of the trachea. [from HPO]

Conditions with this feature

Congenital laryngomalacia
MedGen UID:
120500
Concept ID:
C0264303
Anatomical Abnormality
Laryngomalacia is a congenital abnormality of the laryngeal cartilage in which the cartilage is floppy and prolapses over the larynx during inspiration.
Hennekam lymphangiectasia-lymphedema syndrome 2
MedGen UID:
863376
Concept ID:
C4014939
Disease or Syndrome
Hennekam lymphangiectasia-lymphedema syndrome is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by generalized lymphatic dysplasia affecting various organs, including the intestinal tract, pericardium, and limbs. Additional features of the disorder include facial dysmorphism and cognitive impairment (summary by Alders et al., 2014). For a discussion of genetic heterogeneity of Hennekam lymphangiectasia-lymphedema syndrome, see HKLLS1 (235510).

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Sobol SE
Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care 2018 Mar;48(3):82-84. doi: 10.1016/j.cppeds.2018.01.007. PMID: 29571545
Kosiński P, Wielgoś M
Ginekol Pol 2017;88(1):24-30. doi: 10.5603/GP.a2017.0005. PMID: 28157247
Johnston DR, Watters K, Ferrari LR, Rahbar R
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2014 Jun;78(6):905-11. Epub 2014 Mar 27 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2014.03.015. PMID: 24735606

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Yoshimura N, Fukahara K, Yamashita A, Doi T, Yamashita S, Homma T, Yokoyama S, Aoki M, Higashida A, Shimada Y, Toritsuka D, Nagao K, Ikeno Y
Surg Today 2020 Oct;50(10):1151-1158. Epub 2019 Nov 1 doi: 10.1007/s00595-019-01907-5. PMID: 31676999
Solomon BD
Am J Med Genet C Semin Med Genet 2018 Dec;178(4):440-446. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.c.31664. PMID: 30580478
Landry AM, Rutter MJ
Clin Perinatol 2018 Dec;45(4):597-607. Epub 2018 Sep 11 doi: 10.1016/j.clp.2018.07.002. PMID: 30396407
Fernandez-Bussy S, Mahajan B, Folch E, Caviedes I, Guerrero J, Majid A
J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol 2015 Oct;22(4):357-64. doi: 10.1097/LBR.0000000000000177. PMID: 26348694
Macchiarini P, Jungebluth P, Go T, Asnaghi MA, Rees LE, Cogan TA, Dodson A, Martorell J, Bellini S, Parnigotto PP, Dickinson SC, Hollander AP, Mantero S, Conconi MT, Birchall MA
Lancet 2008 Dec 13;372(9655):2023-30. Epub 2008 Nov 18 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(08)61598-6. PMID: 19022496

Diagnosis

Kosiński P, Wielgoś M
Ginekol Pol 2017;88(1):24-30. doi: 10.5603/GP.a2017.0005. PMID: 28157247
Maeda K
Pediatr Surg Int 2017 Apr;33(4):435-443. Epub 2017 Jan 28 doi: 10.1007/s00383-016-4050-7. PMID: 28132084
Windsor A, Clemmens C, Jacobs IN
Paediatr Respir Rev 2016 Jan;17:24-8. Epub 2015 Jul 10 doi: 10.1016/j.prrv.2015.07.001. PMID: 26277452
Leboulanger N, Garabédian EN
Orphanet J Rare Dis 2011 Dec 7;6:81. doi: 10.1186/1750-1172-6-81. PMID: 22151899Free PMC Article
Solomon BD
Orphanet J Rare Dis 2011 Aug 16;6:56. doi: 10.1186/1750-1172-6-56. PMID: 21846383Free PMC Article

Therapy

Zani A, Chung WK, Deprest J, Harting MT, Jancelewicz T, Kunisaki SM, Patel N, Antounians L, Puligandla PS, Keijzer R
Nat Rev Dis Primers 2022 Jun 1;8(1):37. doi: 10.1038/s41572-022-00362-w. PMID: 35650272
Hysinger EB, Panitch HB
Paediatr Respir Rev 2016 Jan;17:9-15. Epub 2015 Mar 17 doi: 10.1016/j.prrv.2015.03.002. PMID: 25962857
Fernandez-Bussy S, Mahajan B, Folch E, Caviedes I, Guerrero J, Majid A
J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol 2015 Oct;22(4):357-64. doi: 10.1097/LBR.0000000000000177. PMID: 26348694
McHoney M
Early Hum Dev 2014 Dec;90(12):941-6. Epub 2014 Oct 18 doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2014.09.013. PMID: 25448786
Barros Casas D, Fernández-Bussy S, Folch E, Flandes Aldeyturriaga J, Majid A
Arch Bronconeumol 2014 Aug;50(8):345-54. Epub 2014 Apr 3 doi: 10.1016/j.arbres.2013.12.012. PMID: 24703501

Prognosis

Landry AM, Rutter MJ
Clin Perinatol 2018 Dec;45(4):597-607. Epub 2018 Sep 11 doi: 10.1016/j.clp.2018.07.002. PMID: 30396407
Maeda K
Pediatr Surg Int 2017 Apr;33(4):435-443. Epub 2017 Jan 28 doi: 10.1007/s00383-016-4050-7. PMID: 28132084
Johnston DR, Watters K, Ferrari LR, Rahbar R
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2014 Jun;78(6):905-11. Epub 2014 Mar 27 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2014.03.015. PMID: 24735606
Leboulanger N, Garabédian EN
Orphanet J Rare Dis 2011 Dec 7;6:81. doi: 10.1186/1750-1172-6-81. PMID: 22151899Free PMC Article
Solomon BD
Orphanet J Rare Dis 2011 Aug 16;6:56. doi: 10.1186/1750-1172-6-56. PMID: 21846383Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Thakur S, Chaddha V, Gupta R, Singh C, Dagar S, Shastri A, Tiwari B, Kavitha, Sethia V, Malik M, Jain P, Kapoor A, Kapoor A, Kapoor T, Kapoor A, Kapoor R, Kumar M, Uppal R
J Clin Ultrasound 2023 Jan;51(1):96-106. Epub 2022 Aug 10 doi: 10.1002/jcu.23273. PMID: 36639848
Basurto D, Russo FM, Van der Veeken L, Van der Merwe J, Hooper S, Benachi A, De Bie F, Gomez O, Deprest J
Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol 2019 Jul;58:93-106. Epub 2019 Jan 5 doi: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2018.12.010. PMID: 30772144
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
McHoney M
Early Hum Dev 2014 Dec;90(12):941-6. Epub 2014 Oct 18 doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2014.09.013. PMID: 25448786
Simon M, Vremaroiu P, Andrei F
J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol 2014 Apr;21(2):145-9. doi: 10.1097/LBR.0000000000000068. PMID: 24739689

Recent systematic reviews

Villalaín C, D'Antonio F, Flacco ME, Gómez-Montes E, Herraiz I, Deiros-Bronte L, Maskatia SA, Phillips AA, Contro E, Fricke K, Bhawna A, Beattie MJ, Moon-Grady AJ, Durand I, Slodki M, Respondek-Liberska M, Patel C, Kawamura H, Rizzo G, Pagani G, Galindo A
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2024 Apr;63(4):446-456. Epub 2024 Mar 9 doi: 10.1002/uog.27576. PMID: 38197327
Wu Y, Wang G, Dai J, Li H, Li Y, Wu C, Wei G
Laryngoscope 2022 Aug;132(8):1532-1541. Epub 2021 Jul 20 doi: 10.1002/lary.29771. PMID: 34287919
Smith MM, Huang A, Labbé M, Lubov J, Nguyen LHP
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2017 Oct;101:57-64. Epub 2017 Jul 24 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2017.07.028. PMID: 28964311
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
Al-Maary J, Eastwood MP, Russo FM, Deprest JA, Keijzer R
Ann Surg 2016 Dec;264(6):929-933. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000001675. PMID: 26910202

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