Right apical-posterior segmentectomy with abnormal anterior segmental bronchus and artery: a case report

Abstract Background Displaced anterior segmental bronchus and pulmonary artery is extremely rare. A keen knowledge of such variations required in the field segmentectomy, for unawareness structural variation could lead to intra- postoperative complications. Case presentation 50-year-old female presented our department with suspected lung adenocarcinoma. Preoperative 3-dimensional computed tomographic bronchography angiography revealed variation: derived from middle lobe bronchus, accompanied by a distally distributed branch. right apical-posterior segmentectomy using inflation-deflation technique was performed successfully. Conclusions The observation proper application modern imaging technology operative greatly aid preventing complications happening.