Learning objectives
After reviewing this education exhibit you will be able to:
Suspect central airway disease with radiologic signs in neck and chest computed tomography (CT).
Suggest a protocol to study central airway lesions.
Describe and classify in a comprehensive way the central airway diseases with a pictographic sample of cases (traumatic,
tumoral,
autoimmune)
Background
The central airway lesions are a significant source of morbidity and mortality.
Diagnostic imaging can be difficult as the central airway is a forgotten structure between the head and lungs.Imaging plays an integral role in the diagnosis and management.Computed tomographic have shown an excellent fast and reliable review of the neck anatomy this kind of diseases.
In trauma setting,
angiographic study have shownit value reducing surgery.
In non-trauma is also useful evaluating tracheal primary pathology or stenosis.
Our objective is to show the diseases with...
Findings and procedure details
The central airway lesions can be divided by the way it appeared in traumatic or non-traumatic.
On one hand,
the traumatic tracheal injuries can be penetrating or blunt; all of them having pathognomonic radiological signs,
where the important teaching point is to search where is the lesion.
On the other hand,
the non-traumatic lesions can be divided for their pathology as tumoral,
autoimmune,
iatrogenic,
among others.
All the lesions where study with computed tomography.
Classification:
1.
Non traumatic - Neoplastic
There are neoplastic airway lesions,...
Conclusion
Tracheal lesions are a huge group of pathologies,from different causes,
often difficult to approach or understand.
We give some key points and divided them primarily in traumatic and non-traumatic; then lead to all the other causes of tracheal lesions,
heading in neoplasic,
autoinmmune,
iatrogenic,
so the radiologist can approach them in a morestructure way and avoid potencial pitfalls.
Personal information
Andrea I Fuentealba Cargill,
MD.
Radiology Resident.
Radiology Department,
Clínica INDISA; Santiago,
Chile.
[email protected]
Natalia Rossel Bustamante,
MD.
Radiology Resident.
Radiology Department,
Clínica INDISA; Santiago,
Chile.
[email protected]
Diego Ramírez Montes,
MD.
Radiology Resident.
Radiology Department,
Clínica INDISA; Santiago,
Chile.
[email protected]
Eduardo Mendez Gassibe,
MD.
Clínica INDISA; Santiago,
Chile.
[email protected]
Marcelo Castro Salas,
MD. Radiology Department,
Clínica INDISA; Santiago,
Chile.
[email protected]
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