Tracheobronchial issues in congenital heart disease

Catherine K Hart; Michael J Rutter

doi:10.1053/j.pcsu.2014.12.001

Tracheobronchial issues in congenital heart disease

Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu. 2015;18(1):57-61. doi: 10.1053/j.pcsu.2014.12.001.

Authors

Catherine K Hart¹, Michael J Rutter²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH; Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH.
² Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH; Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH. Electronic address: Mike.Rutter@cchmc.org.

PMID: 25939844
DOI: 10.1053/j.pcsu.2014.12.001

Abstract

In children with congenital heart disease, tracheobronchial compromise is uncommon but potentially life-threatening. Airway lesions in these patients may be congenital or acquired, and may be stenotic, compressive, or malacic in nature. We present an overview of the etiologies of tracheobronchial lesions typically seen in children with congenital heart disease and review management options for these lesions.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Bronchial Diseases / diagnosis
Bronchial Diseases / etiology*
Bronchial Diseases / surgery
Child
Heart Defects, Congenital / complications*
Heart Defects, Congenital / surgery
Humans
Tracheal Diseases / diagnosis
Tracheal Diseases / etiology*
Tracheal Diseases / surgery