Tracheal deviation 🔴 Deviated towards diseased side – lung collapse… — CXR (Chest X-Ray) Cases

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Tracheal deviation
🔴 Deviated towards diseased side
– lung collapse
– pneumonectomy (removal of a lung) or lobectomy (removal of just one lobe)
– unilateral fibrosis
– agenesis of lung (also called lung aplasia – complete absence of a whole lung and its bronchus).
🔴 Deviated away from diseased side
– tension pneumothorax
– pleural effusion (large)
– mediastinal masses
– para - tracheal masses.
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