Saber sheath trachea

Classification according to ICD-10
J98.0	Saber sheath trachea
ICD-10 online (WHO version 2019)

The saber sheath trachea is a manifestation of the windpipe (trachea) in which a healthy windpipe is constricted (literally squeezed) by external pressure. This occurs, for example, in the context of a retrosternal goiter or COPD . The saber sheath trachea becomes clinically relevant when the constriction is so pronounced that it hinders breathing.

See also

• Tracheomalacia
• Tracheal collapse of the dog

Individual evidence

1. ^ Peter Reuter: Springer clinical dictionary. Springer-Medizin-Verlag, Heidelberg 2007, ISBN 978-3-540-34601-2 , p. 1631.
2. ^ Mathias Prokop, Michael Galanski, Cornelia Schaefer-Prokop, Aart J. van der Molen (Eds.): Whole-body computed tomography. Spiral and multislice CT. 2nd completely revised and expanded edition. Georg Thieme, Stuttgart et al. 2007, ISBN 978-3-13-108912-0 , p. 316, (online) .

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