A bronchus arising directly from the trachea is an infrequent congenital anomaly which usually represents the displaced origin of a normal bronchus. Rarely, a true supernumerary tracheal bronchus occurs supplying an associated tracheal lobe. The case is described of a patient in whom a supernumerary tracheal bronchus and tracheal lobe was demonstrated by computed tomographic scanning and magnet...

Accessory bronchi arising from the trachea 'are rare in man (Boyden, 1955) but common in lower animals (McEwen, 1937). When present they commonly arise from the right side of the trachea, approximately 2 cm. above the origin of the right main bronchus (Brock, 1954). Accessory bronchi may be displaced normal branches or true supernumerary bronchi (FosterCarter, 1946). In the former the accessory...

Picture 1. Biopsy of the neck lymph node. (A) Difuse medium cel lymphoma (mantle cel lymphoma) (HE stain). (B) Positive immunostaining of lymphoma cels with anti-cyclin D1 antibody. Picture 2. Formalin-fixed (A) right and (B) left lungs showing major bronchi with marked thickening of the wal and a pencil lead caliber. MB, main bronchus; ULB, upper lobe bronchus; MLB, middle lobe bronchus; LLB, ...

In 1947 Price Thomas performed a bronchotomy and removed a portion of the circumference of the wall of the right main bronchus for an adenoma, performing a plastic repair of the bronchus (Price Thomas, 1956). The patient had a straightforward convalescence, with good primary union of the bronchus, and has continued to make good use of both lungs ever since. The procedure has been repeated with ...

We present a 53-year old man with destroyed lung syndrome (right upper and middle lobes and S6 of lower lobe with bronchial stricture between the right main and intermediate bronchus) due to tuberculosis 25 years earlier. Aspergillus infection in the destroyed lung was suspected on the basis of antigen positivity. The patient underwent right upper and middle lobectomy, S6 segmentectomy and bron...

The possibility of the shedding primary teeth aspirated into the bronchus is not taken into the consideration sofar as this matter could happen, particularly when it occurs without initial respiratory symptoms, or this episod may be forgotten. Tooth is a nonirritating foreign body and may produce few symptoms even after a prolonged time in the bronchus. Shedding primary teeth usually are only t...

Major tracheobronchial trauma may lead to underestimation of the potential for lung donation due to insufficient alveolar ventilation and resulting poor oxygenation, bronchoscopic findings and radiographic findings (e.g. atelectasis). Here, we report a case of successful bilateral lung transplantation from a deceased donor whose right bronchus was ruptured by a trauma from the main bronchus to ...

Bronchus clamps for use in lung resection have never been entirely satisfactory. The very large number of models available make this plain. When lung resection presents no problems almost any model of bronchus clamp is suitable. In a technically difficult situation all have shortcomings. The basic requirements of a bronchus clamp are: 1. It must be easy to pass with the minimum of dissection of...

PURPOSE A tracheal bronchus is a congenital abnormality of the tracheobronchial tree, in which a displaced or accessory bronchus arises from the trachea superior to its bifurcation. We report a patient with a tracheal bronchus that was found incidentally during surgery in the prone position, and the potential airway management problems which may have ensued. CLINICAL FEATURES A 70-yr-old fema...