Esophageal Bronchus

Esophageal Atresia: Migration of the gastrostomy tube into the bronchus

A 2-day-old baby boy, 38 weeks gestation, weight 2000 g was brought due to hypersalivation and imperforate anus with gasless abdomen on plain X-ray. He underwent a gastrostomy tube insertion and colostomy. In contrast study of the stomach, on the 5th postoperative day, the dye spilled into the tracheo bronchial tree and the catheter was seen, entering the right main bronchus. The patient underw...

Bronchus tube and bronchus blocker.

Tracheal bronchus.

A 65-year-old white woman was seen because of 2 episodes of mild hemoptysis complicating a persistent cough. Her medical history was positive for 8 years of mild shortness of breath and an indirect exposure to asbestos. Her review of systems was unremarkable and physical examination showed normal vital signs and blood oxygen saturation of 97% on room air. Air entry was normal and there were no ...

Bronchus Cancer

Leiomyoma of the bronchus.

The patient was a housewife aged 57 years. In 1942 she suffered from severe metrorrhagia stated to be caused by uterine fibroids. A subtotal hysterectomy was performed in a country hospital, but the pathological details of this are not available. Since this operation and until the onset of the illness to be described, the patient was in excellent health. In July 1949, whilst a front-seat passen...