Respiratory Medicine Department - University Hospital of Lausanne - Switzerland SITE IN PROGRESS

Asymmetry of the two mainstem bronchi

-The diameter of the left mainstem bronchus is smaller than that of the right mainstem bronchus.
-The cartilageous rings of the distal trachea seem to be incomplete (missing left part).
-Associated excessive dynamic collapse of the left mainstem bronchus during expiration.

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