Trachea

Question 1

Trachea

Answer 1

tubular semi-rigid midline structure

Question 2

Which direction is it normal for the trachea to deviate towards?

Answer 2

The right

Question 3

What can lead to false compression of the trachea?

Answer 3

Extension of the neck

Question 4

What can lead to false bend in the cranial mediastinum?

Answer 4

Flexion of the neck

Question 5

What are some common lesions of the trachea?

Answer 5

Tracheal displacement
Foreign body 
Tumor
Hypoplasia
Dynamic airway collapse

Question 6

If you see ventral deviation of the trachea in the cervical area what is the DDx?

Answer 6

Thyroid Mass

Retropharyngeal lymphomegaly

Question 7

If you see dorsal deviation of the trachea in the cranial mediastinum what is the DDx?

Answer 7

Cranial Mediastinal mass

Neck postition during radiography

Question 8

If you see ventral deviation of the trachea in the cranial mediastinum what is the DDx?

Answer 8

Esophageal enlargement/mass

Question 9

If you see dorsal deviation of the trachea in the area of the heart base what is the DDx?

Answer 9

Heart base mass
Pulmonary artery enlargement
Right atrial enlargement

Question 10

If you see dorsal deviation of the trachea in the carina area what is the DDx?

Answer 10

Left atrial enlargement

Generalized cardiomegaly

Question 11

If you see ventral deviation of the trachea in the carina area what is the DDx?

Answer 11

Tracheobronchial lymphomegaly

Question 12

Dynamic Tracheal Collapse

Answer 12

Dynamic narrowing during inspiration at the thoracic inlet and narrowing during expiration at the carina

Question 13

What are the clinical signs of Dynamic Tracheal Collapse?

Answer 13

Honking coughing

Question 14

What can Complete intrathoracic tracheal collapse cause?

Answer 14

Lung lobe herniation through the thoracic inlet

Question 15

How do you treat Tracheal collapse?

Answer 15

Mesh Stint