Laryngotracheal stenosis

Laryngotracheal stenosis
This condition can also be referred to as subglottic or tracheal stenosis.
SpecialtyOtorhinolaryngology 
Diagnostic methodPatient history, CT scan of neck and chest, fibre-optic bronchoscopy

Laryngotracheal stenosis refers to abnormal narrowing of the central air passageways.[1] This can occur at the level of the larynx, trachea, carina or main bronchi.[2] In a small number of patients narrowing may be present in more than one anatomical location.

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  2. ^ Armstrong WB, Netterville JL (August 1995). "Anatomy of the larynx, trachea, and bronchi". Otolaryngol. Clin. North Am. 28 (4): 685–99. doi:10.1016/S0030-6665(20)30488-6. PMID 7478631.
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