Tracheobronchomalacia in children

Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 425-439

  Masters, Ian Brent ^a   Chang, Anne Bernadette ^a,b  

^a Queensland Children's Respiratory Centre RCH   (Australia)

^b Menzies University   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bronchomalacia; Children; Flexible bronchoscopy; Pediatric; Tracheobronchomalacia; Tracheomalacia

Indexed keywords

AGGRECAN; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 2; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; SONIC HEDGEHOG PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX9;

BRONCHOMALACIA; BRONCHOSCOPY; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENDOBRONCHIAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; LUNG COLLAPSE; LUNG VENTILATION PERFUSION RATIO; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; REVIEW; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TRACHEOBRONCHOMALACIA; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; TRACHEOMALACIA; TRACHEOSTOMY;

EID: 70049118858     PISSN: 17476348     EISSN: 17476356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/ers.09.29     Document Type: Review

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