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Adult case of accessory cardiac bronchus presenting with bloody sputum

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We report an adult case of accessory cardiac bronchus (ACB) which extended from the carina to the diaphragm. A 32-year-old woman, with a history of frequent respiratory infections since childhood, recently presented with bloody sputum, and was admitted to our hospital. The ACB was detected as a supernumerary bronchus diverging from tracheal bifurcation. Complete resection of the ACB was performed by video-assisted thoracic surgery via minithoracotomy, approaching from the 5th intercostal space. The bloody sputum was caused by chronic inflammation of the ACB. She has been asymptomatic since surgery.

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, Tokushima Municipal Hospital, Tokushima, Japan

    Takashi Haku MD

  2. Department of Pathology, Tokushima Municipal Hospital, Tokushima, Japan

    Hiroshi Kiyoku MD

  3. Department of Surgery, Tokushima Municipal Hospital, 2-34 Kitajyosanjima-cho, 770-0812, Tokushima, Japan

    Kazuhisa Katayama MD, Masaru Tsuyuguchi MD, Naoki Hino MD & Masako Okada MD

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Katayama, K., Tsuyuguchi, M., Hino, N. et al. Adult case of accessory cardiac bronchus presenting with bloody sputum. Jpn J Thorac Caridovasc Surg 53, 641–644 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02665076

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