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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005;27:705
© 2005 Elsevier Science NL

Images in cardio-thoracic surgery

Fixed and dynamic airway obstruction in polychondritis

Department of Thoracic Surgery, Royal Brompton Hospital, London SW3 6NP, UK

Received 31 August 2004; received in revised form 29 December 2004; accepted 3 January 2005.

^* Corresponding author. Tel.: +44 20 7351 8559; fax: +44 20 7351 8560. (E-mail: p.goldstraw@rbh.nthames.nhs.uk).

Key Words: Polychondritis • Dynamic airway obstruction • Tracheal cartilage

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A 42 year old female presented with cough, arthralgia, dyspnoea and a staccato cough. CT scan (Fig. 1) and Bronchoscopy (Fig. 2) showed fixed . . . [Full Text of this Article]