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. 2017 Mar 30;12(3):e0174332. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0174332

Fig 3. Lung, tracheal and diaphragmatic histology.

Fig 3

A. D2: normal lung pathology following a liver haemorrhage (control). B. D16: alveolar and interstitial odema (arrows) following ETT intubation. C. D14: evidence of hyaline membrane formation following ETT intubation. D. D33: Tracheal stricture formation resulting in respiratory distress and death following ETT intubation. E. D90: Intact tracheal muscosa following LMA intubation. F. Untouched 6-week old rabbit diaphragm showing muscle (M) and tendon (T) interface. G. D90: post Gore-Tex implantation right (contra-lateral) diaphragmatic muscle hypertrophy. H. D90: Gore-Tex (G)–tissue interface D: post-operative day, ETT: endotracheal tube, LMA: laryngeal mask airway.