Current Thoracic Surgery
2025 , Vol 10 , Issue 2
Tracheal compression due to straight back syndrome: successful treatment with partial manubrium sterni resection
1Department of Thoracic Surgery, Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey2Department of Thoracic Surgery, Eskisehir City Hospital, Eskişehir, Turkey DOI : 10.26663/cts.2025.017 Viewed : 58 - Downloaded : 29 Straight back syndrome is an uncommon clinical entity characterized by tracheal compression resulting from loss of the normal dorsal curvature of the thoracic vertebrae and a reduced distance between the manubrium and the thoracic vertebrae. Herein, we present a case in which respiratory distress developed secondary to tracheal compression attributable to straight back syndrome, and partial manubrium sterni resection was performed utilizing a minimally invasive technique. Keywords : straight back syndrome, tracheal stenosis, dyspnea, sternum, tracheal compression