Congenital tracheal bronchus: the inability to isolate the right lung with a univent bronchial blocker tube.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Tracheal bronchus is a congenital anomaly in which the right upper lobe bronchus originates from the lateral tracheal wall. This anatomic variant is reported in approximately 1 of 250 patients at bronchoscopy. Although it is usually of little clinical significance, this atypical origin of the right upper lobe bronchus may complicate one-lung ventilation during thoracic surgery.
Medical subject headings
- Bronchi
- Intubation
- Respiration, Artificial
- Thoracotomy
- Trachea