Studija slučaja
https://doi.org/10.64266/amu.1.2.11
Malignant tracheal stenosis as a cause of stridor: a case report
Petra Vita Kasović
orcid.org/0009-0001-0474-4934
; Medicinski Fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
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Sonja Badovinac
orcid.org/0000-0002-2761-8615
; Klinički Bolnički Centar Zagreb, Zagreb, Hrvatska
* Dopisni autor.
Sažetak
Introduction: Stridor is a clinical manifestation of tracheal stenosis, most commonly associated with respiratory failure. It requires urgent airway management along with rapid identification of the underlying cause and treatment planning. Tracheal stenosis may result from benign or malignant conditions, more frequently occurring as part of metastatic spread from malignancies of other sites, and less commonly as a consequence of primary tracheal cancers. Case Presentation: A 26-year-old male patient was admitted to the emergency department due to stridorous breathing. Further diagnpostics revealead a malignant tracheal neoplasm with tracheal lumen being only 3 mm in diameter. Due to critical tracheal stenosis, the patient was intubated, and interventional bronchoscopy was performed with balloon dilation and placement of an endotracheal stent. After the procedure, the patient was hemodynamically and respiratorily stable, and treatment was continued with chemoradiotherapy. Conclusion: Stridor caused by central malignant tracheal obstruction is a medical emergency that initially requires airway management to achieve respiratory stability. Once the etiology and stage of the malignant obstruction are determined, interventional bronchoscopy, including stent placement if necessary, represents a palliative treatment option aimed at maintaining airway patency.
Ključne riječi
bronchoscopy; neoplasms; stridor
Hrčak ID:
335747
URI
Datum izdavanja:
15.9.2025.
Posjeta: 237 *