Open AccessA rare case of tracheobronchial anomalies: 'Tracheal Bronchus'
Author(s) -
Selvi Kelekçi,
Fatih Meteroğlu,
Velat Şen,
Atalay Şahin,
Tunç Eren,
Mehmet Fuat Gürkan
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
respiratory case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2147-2475
DOI - 10.5505/respircase.2013.47966
Subject(s) - left main bronchus , medicine , bronchus , right main bronchus , bronchoscopy , radiology , respiratory disease , lung
Tracheal bronchus is a rarely seen congenital anomaly of the bronchial tree. This anomaly may cause a variable spectrum of clinical findings, ranging from asymptomatic patients to recurrent pulmonary infections. Recently, the number of cases diagnosed has increased due to the widespread use of flexible bronchoscopy and multislice tomography. A case of tracheal bronchus accompanying trisomy 21 is presented along with information from the literature