Scabbard Trachea in a Case of Retrosternal Goitre

Scabbard is the sheath used for covering swords, knives or other large blades. A scabbard trachea is called so because of its resemblance of shape (Fig. 1 ) caused by lateral compression usually by thyroid enlargement. Here we present such a case depicting the radiological findings of a scabbard tra...

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Published in:Indian journal of surgery 2017-10, Vol.79 (5), p.468-469
Main Authors: Sengupta, Shreya, Mukherjee, Ramanuj, Bose, Sayantan, Mukhopadhyay, Gouri
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cardiac Surgery
Images in Surgery
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Neurosurgery
Pediatric Surgery
Plastic Surgery
Radiology
Surgery
Thoracic Surgery
Throat
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Summary:Scabbard is the sheath used for covering swords, knives or other large blades. A scabbard trachea is called so because of its resemblance of shape (Fig. 1 ) caused by lateral compression usually by thyroid enlargement. Here we present such a case depicting the radiological findings of a scabbard trachea.
ISSN:0972-2068
0973-9793
DOI:10.1007/s12262-017-1678-z