Tracheobronchomalacia and/or Excessive Dynamic Airway Collapse?

Expiratory airway collapse is defined as more than 50% reduction in the horizontal cross-sectional area of the airway at expiration or during coughing; and is due to pure tracheobronchomalacia (TBM) or excessive dynamic airway collapse (EDAC). It is not easy to make a clear differentiation between T...

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Main Authors: Celal Karlıkaya, Banu Alıcıoğlu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Publishing House 2011-03-01
Series:Balkan Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://balkanmedicaljournal.org/text.php3?id=733