Items tagged “airway obstruction”
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Article
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...
Case
Glottic squamous cell carcinoma causing acute upper airway obstruction
Published
22 Jan 2017
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Nuclear medicine
CT
Article
Uvula
The uvula is a small, conical, pendulous process projected inferiorly from the midline posterior margin of the soft palate. It is primarily formed from the insertions of the two muscles of the uvula and their covering mucosa.
Summary
location: posterior midline soft palate
blood supply: from ...
Case
Elongated uvula - pediatric
Published
03 Jan 2021
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X-ray