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Tracheal deviation is defined as the position of the trachea away from its normal position in the midline. | Tracheal deviation is defined as the position of the trachea away from its normal position in the midline to one side. | ||
==Causes== | ==Causes== | ||
Revision as of 13:25, 16 September 2012
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Synonyms and keywords: windpipe shift, deviated windpipe, windpipe deviation
Overview
Tracheal deviation is defined as the position of the trachea away from its normal position in the midline to one side.