PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - J Van Schoor AU - G Joos AU - R Pauwels TI - Tracheobronchomegaly--the Mounier-Kuhn syndrome: report of two cases and review of the literature AID - 10.1183/09031936.93.04101303 DP - 1991 Nov 01 TA - European Respiratory Journal PG - 1303--1306 VI - 4 IP - 10 4099 - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/4/10/1303.short 4100 - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/4/10/1303.full SO - Eur Respir J1991 Nov 01; 4 AB - Tracheobronchomegaly (TBM) is a rare disorder of uncertain aetiology, characterized by marked dilatation of the trachea and main bronchi, bronchiectasis and recurrent lower respiratory tract infections. Two patients with TBM are presented. In one case, a marked decrease of elastic and smooth muscle tissue was present in the bronchial biopsy specimens, obtained by rigid bronchoscopy. The airways of the second patient were visualized using computed tomography. The dimensions of the airways of our patients are compared with the normal values supplied in the literature.