Tracheal stenosis
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Tracheal stenosis is a narrowing of the trachea. It can be idiopathic- caused for unknown reasons or because of trauma- accidents; chemical exposure; intubation, etc. Hermes Grillo (deceased 2006) pioneered the tracheal resection surgery. Sometimes tracheal stenosis is a symptom of Wegener's granulomatosis.
Symptoms can include, but are not limited to the following: shortness of breath also known as Dyspnea; wheezing also known as stridor); Several patients have reported being initially diagnosed with asthma.
There are differing opinions on treating with laser surgery.
Ongkasuwan,, Julina. "Tracheal Stenosis", Baylor College of Medicine, 2006-02-09. Retrieved on 2007-03-17.
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Some of the initial content on this page may be incorporated in part from copyleft sources in the public domain including wikis such as Wikipedia and AskDrWiki. Drug information for patients came from the The National Library of Medicine. Infectious disease information may have come from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Differential Diagnoses are drawn from clinicians as well as an amalgamation of 3 sources: 1.The Disease Database; 2. Kahan, Scott, Smith, Ellen G. In A Page: Signs and Symptoms. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing, 2004:3; 3. Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002:7 .
