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Gaillard F, Goel A, Congenital tracheomalacia. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 22 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-9125
Congenital tracheomalacia refers to a diverse group of conditions which result in a dilated trachea with increased compliance. Causes include:
Although all of these conditions are congenital, tracheomalacia may not become apparent until later in life, e.g. Mounier-Kuhn syndrome.
For a discussion of acquired tracheomalacia, and the general radiographic findings of tracheomalacia, please refer to tracheomalacia.
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