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Table of Characteristics of Tracheomalacia and Laryngomalacia

Donna M. Santer, M.D., Michael P. D'Alessandro, M.D.
Peer Review Status: Externally Peer Reviewed by Lauren D Holinger, MD, Robert J. Winter, MD and the AMA

Tracheomalacia

Laryngomalacia

Age

birth to 2-3 months

birth to months

Patient
Presentation

stridor
hoarseness
difficult feeding
respiratory distress

stridor
hoarseness
difficult feeding

PE

dyspnea
respiratory distress
rhonchi
intercostal retractions
hyperinflation

dyspnea
respiratory distress

X-Ray

generally need
special studies

laryngeal fullness

Bronchoscopy

lumenal compression

floppy airway

Management

Tx underlying disease
tracheoplasty

change feed position
laryngoplasty
tracheostomy

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