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ArticleChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Diagnosis, Treatment, and Follow-Up of Tracheo/Bronchomalacia in Children: The Italian Multicenter Experience.

Angelo Florio, Michele Ghezzi, Francesca Rizzo, Paolo Del Greco, Katia Perri, Fabio Antonelli, Annalisa Gallizia, Francesco Santoro, Elena Ribera, Francesco Macchini and 14 more

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24 authors.

Angelo FlorioUOC Pneumologia Pediatrica ed Endoscopia Respiratoria IRCCS G. Gaslini, 16147 Genova, Italy.
Michele GhezziClinica Pediatrica, Ospedale dei Bambini V. Buzzi, 20154 Milano, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7434-9112
Francesca RizzoUOC Radiologia IRCCS G. Gaslini, 16147 Genova, Italy.
Paolo Del GrecoSOSA di Broncopneumologia, AOU Meyer, IRCCS, 50139 Firenze, Italy.
Katia PerriUOC Pneumologia Pediatrica ed Endoscopia Respiratoria IRCCS G. Gaslini, 16147 Genova, Italy.
Fabio AntonelliUOC Pneumologia e UTSIRA.O.P. Santobono-Pausilipon, 80129 Napoli, Italy.
Annalisa GalliziaUOC Pneumologia Pediatrica ed Endoscopia Respiratoria IRCCS G. Gaslini, 16147 Genova, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0452-4990
Francesco SantoroUOC Cardiochirurgia IRCCS G. Gaslini, 16147 Genova, Italy.
Elena RiberaUOC Cardiochirurgia IRCCS G. Gaslini, 16147 Genova, Italy.
Francesco MacchiniS.C. Chirurgia Pediatrica GOM Niguarda, 20162 Milano, Italy.
Michele TorreUOSD Chirurgia Toracica e vie Aeree, IRCCS G. Gaslini, 16147 Genova, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5197-4380
Francesco DonatiUOSD Chirurgia Toracica e vie Aeree, IRCCS G. Gaslini, 16147 Genova, Italy.
Federica LenaUOSD Chirurgia Toracica e vie Aeree, IRCCS G. Gaslini, 16147 Genova, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8238-0411
Vittorio GuerrieroUOSD Chirurgia Toracica e vie Aeree, IRCCS G. Gaslini, 16147 Genova, Italy.
Paola BorgiaUOC Pneumologia Pediatrica ed Endoscopia Respiratoria IRCCS G. Gaslini, 16147 Genova, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3520-915X
Valerio GentilinoS.C. Chirurgia Pediatrica, Ospedale Filippo Del Ponte, 21100 Varese, Italy.
Roberto D'AgostinoU.O.C. Otorinolaringoiatria, IRCCS G. Gaslini, 16147 Genova, Italy.
Federica PorcaroUOC Pneumologia e Fibrosi Cistica, Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, IRCCS, 00165 Roma, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7779-728X
Alessio ConteDINOGMI Università degli Studi di Genova, 16132 Genova, Italy.ORCID 0009-0006-5781-3178
Duino MeucciUOS Chirurgia Delle Vie Aeree-UOC Otorinolaringoiatria, Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, 00165 Roma, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6014-6560
Roberto BaggiSOSA Tracheal Team Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Meyer, 50139 Firenze, Italy.
Michele GaffuriS.S. Otorinolaringoiatria Pediatrica, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico di Milano, 20122 Milano, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5435-685X
Pietro SalvatiUOC Pneumologia Pediatrica ed Endoscopia Respiratoria IRCCS G. Gaslini, 16147 Genova, Italy.
Oliviero SaccoUOC Pneumologia Pediatrica ed Endoscopia Respiratoria IRCCS G. Gaslini, 16147 Genova, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIn pediatric age, the central airways are more flexible and mobile, with tracheal and bronchial walls easily tending to collapse, allowing partial or complete occlusion of the lumen: a situation described as tracheobronchomalacia (TBM). This is a condition that causes an increase in intrathoracic pressure that may accentuate airway collapse, and a biphasic or barking cough appears.

objectivesAlthough TBM is relatively frequent in pediatric age, the diagnostic criteria and subsequent treatment do not follow well-standardized criteria and often vary from pediatric center to center. Therefore, there is a need to standardize diagnostic procedures and the resulting medical or surgical treatments.

methodsWe therefore organized a day of meetings to talk about TBM, inviting all Italian pediatricians and pediatric surgeons who diagnose and treat patients with this pathology on a daily basis.

resultsThis work, collecting all the meeting interventions, is a compendium that deals with all aspects of TBM, emphasizing the most correct criteria to diagnose and therefore best treat each pediatric patient with this clinical condition. We give particular emphasis to the need to perform static and dynamic videobronchoscopy (S/DVBS) to verify the patency of the tracheal lumen, so as to evaluate the severity of TBM.

conclusionsthis work deals with TBM in all its diagnostic and treatment aspects and can be a valid help for all pediatricians who treat these patients.

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anterior aortopexisesophageal atresia (EA)NIV in tracheomalacia patientsposterior tracheopexisspirometryTEF endoscopic treatmenttracheal splinttracheal stenttracheomalaciavideobronchoscopy

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PMCPMC12651794

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