Tracheal alterations

Low light in “half moon”, by strong compression on the tracheal posterior wall.

Severe compression on the tracheal posterior wall that advances it toward the light. General and regular edema of the mucosa.

Slight lateral compression and folds that curve and accentuate as a sign of affection adjacent to the posterior tracheal wall.

Actinic necrosis: The trachea presents a reduction of its transverse diameters as a consequence of the acute necrosis of its mucosa, which has allowed the detachment of the tracheal rings at their ends. The organ is disordered in inspiration, narrowing its posterior mucous membrane and deepening intercartilaginous spaces.

Reduction of tracheal light of combined cause. Visible right posterolateral compression and intramural lesion in the opposite wall that begins to protrude towards the light.

Voluminous and solitary, a pale smooth surface granuloma observes the trachea from its insertion at the edge of the ostoma. Health center Montevideo, Uruguay

Lobulated compression on the mucous membrane of the posterior wall of the extrathoracic trachea.

Tracheal carina enlarged and fixed. The entrance to the source bronchi is asymmetric due to unequal reduction in its diameters, due to compression and regular edema.

Left lateral compression on the trachea that can only be appreciated by the asymmetry at the source of the bronchial foramen, towards which appears a formation that emerges from the right lateral wall of the trachea and subocludes the entrance to the main bronchus on the same side. Observe the bulging of the posterior mucous … Read more

Trachea in “saber scabbard”. Appropriate analogy for this severe and prolonged compression of the trachea by an endothoracic goiter. The cartilaginous reliefs have been lost and the edema gives a regular appearance to the entire mucosa. The rear wall is now a narrow and straight corridor that leads to the carina. Alejandro Posadas Hospital