Pretracheal space

Spatium pretracheale

Definition

The pretracheal space lies in front of the trachea and is subdivided into the retroinnominate and retrocaval spaces .

References

Sharma M, Pathak A, Shoukat A, Somani P. Imaging of spaces of neck and mediastinum by endoscopic ultrasound. Lung India. 2016 May-Jun;33(3):292-305. doi: 10.4103/0970-2113.180866. PMID: 27185994; PMCID: PMC485756

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