TY - JOUR T1 - Tracheobronchomalacia in preterm infants JF - Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition JO - Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed SP - F156 LP - F156 DO - 10.1136/fn.78.2.F156g VL - 78 IS - 2 AU - N J SHAW AU - R L SMYTH Y1 - 1998/03/01 UR - http://fn.bmj.com/content/78/2/F156.8.abstract N2 - Editor—We read with interest the paper by Doull et alregarding tracheobronchomalacia in preterm infants with chronic lung disease.1 We have also recently investigated several infants with severe chronic lung disease who have become ventilator dependent. As part of our investigation, we assessed the large airways for evidence of tracheobronchomalacia using a flexible bronchoscope (Olympus BFN20 2.2 mm). We detected clinically significant airway collapse in a proportion of these … ER -