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. 2023 Nov 22;11(12):e01247.
doi: 10.1002/rcr2.1247. eCollection 2023 Dec.

Incidentally discovered tracheal bronchus

Chia-Wei Chang  1 , Chun-Han Wu  1
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Incidentally discovered tracheal bronchus

Chia-Wei Chang et al. Respirol Case Rep. .

Abstract

Congenital anomalies of the large airways are occasionally asymptomatic and are incidentally discovered through radiography, often using computed tomography. Bronchoscopy can aid in the direct visual examination of the large airway abnormalities detected on radiography.

Keywords: airway; anomalies; bronchus; congenital; tracheal.

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Figures

FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
Axial view of chest computed tomography with lung window revealing tracheal bronchus (white arrow) over the right‐sided distal tracheal (black arrow) above the carina with absence of right upper lobe bronchus.
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 2
Coronal view of the chest computed tomography with the tracheal bronchus (white arrow), right main bronchus (black arrow) and left main bronchus (red arrow).
FIGURE 3
FIGURE 3
Bronchoscopy revealing orifice of the tracheal bronchus (white arrow) beside the right main bronchus (black arrow) and the orifice of the left main bronchus (red arrow).
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