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Abnormal bronchus morphology

MedGen UID:
1371523
•Concept ID:
C4476770
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonym: Abnormality of the bronchi
 
HPO: HP:0025426

Definition

Any structural anomaly of the bronchi, i.e., of the airways leading from the trachea to the lungs. [from HPO]

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
Advances in the management of major airway collapse: the use of airway stents.
Sommer D, Forte V
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 2000 Feb;33(1):163-77. doi: 10.1016/s0030-6665(05)70213-9. PMID: 10637350
Dextrocardia: systematic approach to differential diagnosis.
Rao PS
Am Heart J 1981 Sep;102(3 Pt 1):389-403. doi: 10.1016/0002-8703(81)90315-x. PMID: 7023216

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

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
Bronchial epithelium in children: a key player in asthma.
Carsin A, Mazenq J, Ilstad A, Dubus JC, Chanez P, Gras D
Eur Respir Rev 2016 Jun;25(140):158-69. doi: 10.1183/16000617.0101-2015. PMID: 27246593Free PMC Article
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
Tracheobronchomalacia in children.
Jacobs IN, Wetmore RF, Tom LW, Handler SD, Potsic WP
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1994 Feb;120(2):154-8. doi: 10.1001/archotol.1994.01880260026006. PMID: 8297572
Middle lobe syndrome.
Wagner RB, Johnston MR
Ann Thorac Surg 1983 Jun;35(6):679-86. doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(10)61085-5. PMID: 6344820

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
Pig bronchus.
Han J, Xiang H, Ridley WE, Ridley LJ
J Med Imaging Radiat Oncol 2018 Oct;62 Suppl 1:34. doi: 10.1111/1754-9485.21_12785. PMID: 30309104
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
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

Therapy

Imaging of postoperative complications following surgery for lung cancer.
Bommart S, Berthet JP, Durand G, Pujol JL, Mathieu C, Marty-Ané C, Kovacsik H
Diagn Interv Imaging 2017 Jan;98(1):11-20. Epub 2015 Sep 3 doi: 10.1016/j.diii.2015.06.022. PMID: 26342532
Lung cancer preneoplasia.
Wistuba II, Gazdar AF
Annu Rev Pathol 2006;1:331-48. doi: 10.1146/annurev.pathol.1.110304.100103. PMID: 18039118
Inhaled corticosteroid treatment for asthma.
Laitinen LA, Laitinen A
Allergy Proc 1995 Mar-Apr;16(2):63-6. doi: 10.2500/108854195778771435. PMID: 7797060
Tracheobronchomalacia in children.
Jacobs IN, Wetmore RF, Tom LW, Handler SD, Potsic WP
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1994 Feb;120(2):154-8. doi: 10.1001/archotol.1994.01880260026006. PMID: 8297572
Bronchoesophagology.
Putney FJ
Arch Otolaryngol 1970 Sep;92(3):293-8. doi: 10.1001/archotol.1970.04310030083020. PMID: 4324089

Prognosis

Late diagnosis of pulmonary agenesis.
Pimenta DA, Aguiar FL, Fernandes BC, Rolo R
BMJ Case Rep 2021 Oct 27;14(10) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2021-245233. PMID: 34706915Free PMC Article
Exercise Intolerance in Heart Failure: Central Role for the Pulmonary System.
Lalande S, Cross TJ, Keller-Ross ML, Morris NR, Johnson BD, Taylor BJ
Exerc Sport Sci Rev 2020 Jan;48(1):11-19. doi: 10.1249/JES.0000000000000208. PMID: 31453845Free PMC Article
Pulmonary mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma revisited.
Borie R, Wislez M, Antoine M, Copie-Bergman C, Thieblemont C, Cadranel J
Eur Respir J 2016 Apr;47(4):1244-60. Epub 2016 Jan 21 doi: 10.1183/13993003.01701-2015. PMID: 26797028
Accessory cardiac bronchus.
Barreiro TJ, Gemmel D
Lung 2014 Oct;192(5):821-2. Epub 2014 Jul 8 doi: 10.1007/s00408-014-9617-2. PMID: 25001980
Tracheal bronchus.
Aoun NY, Velez E, Kenney LA, Trayner EE
Respir Care 2004 Sep;49(9):1056-8. PMID: 15329178

Clinical prediction guides

Congenital Pulmonary Airway Malformations With a Reconsideration and Current Perspective on the Stocker Classification.
Dehner LP, Schultz KAP, Hill DA
Pediatr Dev Pathol 2023 May-Jun;26(3):241-249. Epub 2023 Feb 21 doi: 10.1177/10935266221146823. PMID: 37334833
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
Imaging findings of bronchial atresia in fetuses, neonates and infants.
Alamo L, Vial Y, Gengler C, Meuli R
Pediatr Radiol 2016 Mar;46(3):383-90. Epub 2015 Dec 8 doi: 10.1007/s00247-015-3487-5. PMID: 26646151
Accessory cardiac bronchus.
Barreiro TJ, Gemmel D
Lung 2014 Oct;192(5):821-2. Epub 2014 Jul 8 doi: 10.1007/s00408-014-9617-2. PMID: 25001980
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

Recent systematic reviews

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
Congenital bronchopulmonary foregut malformation: systematic review of the literature.
Yang G, Chen L, Xu C, Yuan M, Li Y
BMC Pediatr 2019 Sep 2;19(1):305. doi: 10.1186/s12887-019-1686-1. PMID: 31477056Free PMC Article
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
Imaging evaluation of pediatric trachea and bronchi: systematic review and updates.
Lee EY, Restrepo R, Dillman JR, Ridge CA, Hammer MR, Boiselle PM
Semin Roentgenol 2012 Apr;47(2):182-96. doi: 10.1053/j.ro.2011.12.002. PMID: 22370196
Kommerell's diverticulum and right-sided aortic arch: a cohort study and review of the literature.
Cinà CS, Althani H, Pasenau J, Abouzahr L
J Vasc Surg 2004 Jan;39(1):131-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2003.07.021. PMID: 14718830

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