Table 1 Reported cases of congenital tracheal stenosis diagnosed in adulthood
Case | Age/gender | Height (cm)/weight (kg) | Respiratory symptoms | Initial detection of CTS | Minimum diameter in trachea (mm) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 60/F | 151.2/39.6 | Dyspnea | Bronchoscopy | 5 | [3] |
2 | 57/M | 154/68 | Impaired exercise tolerance | Chest X-ray, chest CT | NR | [4] |
3 | 45/F | 160/59 | None | Difficult intubation | NR | [5] |
4 | 25/F | Small stature/45 | None | Difficult intubation | 6 | [6] |
5 | 39/F | 162/65 | None | Difficult intubation | 10 | [7] |
6 | 42/F | 151/52 | None | Difficult intubation | 6 | [8] |
7 | 21/F | NR/NR | Acute respiratory failure, wheezing | Difficult intubation | 7 | [9] |
8 | 53/F | NR/NR | None | Difficult intubation | 5 | [10] |
9 | 42/F | 150.8/54.8 | Dry cough | Chest X-ray, chest CT | 6 | [11] |
10 | 34/F | NR/NR | Shortness of breath/chest tightness | Chest CT | 8 | [12] |
11 | 29/F | NR/NR | Dyspnea, wheezing, stridor | Chest CT | 7 | [13] |
12 | 37/F | NR/morbidly obese | Dyspnea, stridor | Chest CT | 6.3 | [14] |
13 | 42/F | 151.1/38.8 | Dyspnea due to pneumothorax | Difficult intubation | NR | [15] |
14 | 23/F | NR/NR | Wheezing, extertional chest pain | Chest X-ray, chest CT | 6.8 | [16] |
15 | 70/M | NR/NR | None | Difficult intubation | NR | [17] |
16 | 52/F | 162/59 | None | Difficult intubation | 8.27 | [18] |
17 | 51/F | 158.5/51.4 | Wheezing | Difficult intubation | 6 | Present case |