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ArticleFrontiers in pediatrics2025

Tracheobronchial ossification in children: a case report and review of the literature.

Yan Ruan, Shan Chen, Ling Zhang, Huiyun Huang, Weiwei Tang, Lizhi Li

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Article in Frontiers in pediatrics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors.

Yan Ruan *Department of Pediatrics, Fuzhou Pulmonary Hospital of Fujian, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.
Shan Chen *Department of Laboratory, Fuzhou Second General Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.
Ling ZhangDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Provincial Clinical Medical College, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.
Huiyun HuangDepartment of Pediatrics, Fuzhou Pulmonary Hospital of Fujian, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.
Weiwei TangDepartment of Pediatrics, Fuzhou Pulmonary Hospital of Fujian, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.
Lizhi LiDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Provincial Clinical Medical College, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to report a case of tracheobronchial ossification (TO) in a child and review the related literature on its clinical signs, diagnosis, differential diagnosis, pathological characteristics, points, and treatment measures. Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on the clinical data of one pediatric patient with TO admitted to the Department of Pediatrics, Fuzhou Pulmonary Hospital. In addition, three relevant articles published up to July 2024 were reviewed from both domestic and international databases, including PubMed, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Wanfang Data, Chinese Biomedical Literature Database (CBM), Web of Science, and the Cochrane Library. The clinical features of a total of four pediatric cases of tracheobronchial osteochondroplasia were summarized and analyzed. Results: A 12-year-old girl with a 5-year history of symptoms was retrospectively reviewed. The patient presented with chronic cough, sputum, hemoptysis, and exertional dyspnea. Comorbidities such as bronchiectasis with cavitation, pneumonia, Conclusion: TO can develop in children, with atypical chest computed tomography and bronchoscopic changes. Histopathological examination can confirm the diagnosis, and symptomatic treatment is the mainstay.

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bronchoscopycase reportpediatricstracheobronchialtracheobronchial ossification

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