Stening

A) A and B different aspects of normal carina, B)… in which its edge and angle can vary discreetly.

Normal trachea and its bifurcation at the height of 4th or 5th dorsal vertebra.

Sharp carina with slopes so sharp that can hardly be seen at the tracheal bifurcation level. It can clearly be seen the edges of the bronchial cartilages due to some senile atrophy. In the posterior wall, the elastic fibers compose the longitudinal folds that, like rails that bifurcate, lead to the source bronchi in the … Read more

Bronchoscope that enters the trachea. Splendid rigid and elastic organ at the same time. It can be appreciated the fine vascular network of the mucosa and the relief of the rings between the intercartilaginous grooves. The longitudinal folds of the posterior mucous membrane barely appear.

Images of a normal trachea. It can be noticed when following the path of the rings, that some lose the relief as if they were interrupted. No pathological value.