Tracheal deviation
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Tracheal deviation is a clinical sign that results from unequal intrathoracic pressure within the chest cavity. It is most commonly associated with traumatic pneumothorax, but can be caused by a numbe
Image shows early occurrence of tracheal deviation.
Pleural cavity
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The pleural cavity, or pleural space, is the potential space between the pleurae of the pleural sac that surrounds each lung. A small amount of serous pleural fluid is maintained in the pleural cavity
Tracheal deviation
…issues, such as pneumonectomy, atelectasis, pleural effusion, fibrothorax (pleural fibrosis), or some cancers (tumors within the bronchi, lung, or pleural cavity) and certain lymphomas associated with the mediastinal lymph nodes. In most adults and children, the trachea can be seen and felt directly in the middle…
The pleural cavity is the potential space between the pleurae of the pleural sac that surrounds each lung.