Items tagged “bronchial tree”
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Cardiac bronchus
A cardiac bronchus, sometimes termed accessory cardiac bronchus, is a rare anatomic variant of the tracheobronchial tree, arising from the medial aspect of the bronchus intermedius.
Epidemiology
This anomaly is rare and is reported in ~0.3% (range 0.09-0.5%) of individuals 3-5. There may be a ...
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Anterior bronchus sign
The anterior bronchus sign refers to the appearance of the anterior segmental bronchus of the upper lobes as seen on a frontal chest radiograph.
Gross anatomy
The anterior segment bronchus of the upper lobes courses anteriorly and laterally. When the orientation is predominantly anteriorly the...