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Bridging Bronchus in Adult  

Lee, Sung-Soo (Dept. of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Ajou University Hospital)
Kim, Hyung-Tae (Dept. of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Ajou University Hospital)
Choi, Ho (Dept. of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Ajou University Hospital)
Kang, Ji-Sung (Dept. of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Ajou University Hospital)
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Journal of Chest Surgery / v.37, no.8, 2004 , pp. 707-710 More about this Journal
Abstract
Bridging bronchus (BB) is an extremely rare tracheobronchial anomaly. This anomaly is often associated with a sling left pulmonary artery (SLPA) and is diagnosed in infancy or at autopsy. A 29-year-old female patient with previous history of pulmonary tuberculosis was admitted because of persistent fever, cough and sputum. Fiberoptic bronchoscope and chest computed tomography revealed a bridging bronchus and associated atelectasis. The right middle and lower lobe was supplied by a bronchus which originates from the left main bronchus and bridges the mediastinum. There was no anomaly of a left pulmonary artery. Right middle and lower bilobectomy was performed.
Keywords
Bronchial anomaly; Bronchus;
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