Items tagged “airway compromise”
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Steeple sign (trachea)
The steeple sign (also called the wine bottle sign, and inverted V sign), refers to the tapering of the upper trachea on a frontal chest radiograph reminiscent of a church steeple, suggestive of croup. A corresponding lateral x-ray would show narrowing of the subglottic trachea and ballooning of...
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Left mandible abscess
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Thyroid mass with tracheal deviation
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30 Mar 2014
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Goiter causing tracheal compression
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14 Apr 2014
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Left supraglottic collection with airway compromise
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19 Apr 2014
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Airway narrowing post surgical drainage of neck abscess
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19 Apr 2014
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Retropharyngeal pseudothickening
Retropharyngeal pseudothickening is a mimic of retropharyngeal soft tissue thickening caused by neck flexion (which may also exacerbate airway obstruction), swallowing, or expiration.
It is important to consider when evaluating lateral cervical radiographs and sagittal cross-sectional imaging ...