Stenosis

Stenosis
Classification and external resources

CT scan of a bronchial stenosis (arrow) that resulted from tracheobronchial injury
MeSH D003251

A stenosis (plural: stenoses; from Ancient Greek στένωσις, "narrowing") is an abnormal narrowing in a blood vessel or other tubular organ or structure.

It is also sometimes called a stricture (as in urethral stricture).[1]

The term coarctation is synonymous,[2] but is commonly used only in the context of aortic coarctation.

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Diagnosis

Stenoses of the vascular type are often associated with unusual blood sounds resulting from turbulent flow over the narrowed blood vessel. This sound can be made audible by a stethoscope, but diagnosis is generally made or confirmed with some form of medical imaging.

Causes

Types

The resulting syndrome depends on the structure affected.

Examples of vascular stenotic lesions include:

The types of stenoses in heart valves are:

Stenoses/strictures of other bodily structures/organs include:

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