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. 2022 Feb 19;22:68. doi: 10.1186/s12890-022-01862-x

Table 1.

The main causes of tracheobronchial stenosis according to different etiologies

Acquired Tumour Systemic diseases
Cystic carcinomas Granulomatosis with polyangiitis
Bronchial carcinoid tumours Amyloidosis
Primary squamous cell carcinoma of the trachea Sarcoidosis
Adenocarcinoma of the trachea Systemic erythematous lupus
Primary lung cancer Relapsing polychondritis
Metastasis Tracheobronchopatia osteochondroplastica
Trauma Tracheobronchomalacia
Previous instrumentalization
Post-intubation Extrinsic compression
Post-tracheostomy Abnormalities of the aortic arch
Foreign body Thymic neoplasm
Thermal Lymphoma
Caustic Mediastinal or hilar increased lymph nodes
Radiation Advanced esophageal cancer
Anastomotic Diffuse goiter
Postpneumonectomy syndrome
Infection Hematomas, abscess, empyema
Tuberculosis
Syphilis Other causes
Typhoid fever Idiopathic
Diphtheria Gastroesophageal reflux
Fungal infection
Congenital Membranous (fibrous tissue, granulation tissue)
Cartilaginous (cartilage deformity)
Combined