Tracheobronchomegaly as a Cause of Bronchiectasis in an Adult
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Tracheobronchomegaly as a Cause of Bronchiectasis in an Adult.
Mounier-Kuhn syndrome (MKS) is a rare congenital anomaly characterized by dilated trachea and main bronchi due to atrophy of the elastic fibers and smooth muscle cells of the trachea and major airways. Patients of MKS can have varied presentation. The diagnosis is established radiologically and bronchoscopically. There is no specific treatment for MKS. We present an adult man with MKS who prese...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Pulmonology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2090-6846,2090-6854
DOI: 10.1155/2016/5049406