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Scabbard trachea

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Scabbard trachea is a rare clinical observation, though commonly present in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. There is coronal narrowing of the intrathoracic part of the trachea resembling a saber sheath. We herein describe a case of scabbard trachea as a sequel of severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with the classical computed tomography and bronchoscopy findings.

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Correspondence to Animesh Ray MD, DNB, MNAMS, FSM-ISDA, MRCP (UK), EDIC, DM (Pulmonary and Critical).

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Ray, A., Sindhu, D. Scabbard trachea. Egypt J Bronchol 13, 441–442 (2019). https://doi.org/10.4103/ejb.ejb_92_18

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