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Preoperative evaluation of a tracheal bronchus by three-dimensional 64-row multidetector-row computed tomography (MDCT) bronchography and angiography: Report of a case

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We performed successful surgery for lung cancer after confirming the anatomical abnormality of a tracheal bronchus by three-dimensional multidetector-row computed tomography (3D-MDCT) bronchography and angiography. Tracheal bronchus is unusual, and right upper lobectomy for lung cancer would rarely be performed in a patient with a tracheal bronchus. Most clinicians are unfamiliar with the anatomy of a right upper lobe that includes a tracheal bronchus. Preoperative 3D imaging of the tracheal bronchus and its related vessels familiarized us with the anatomy of this patient before the operation. Thus, we recommend preoperative 3DMDCT bronchography and angiography, especially for patients with a possible bronchial anomaly.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Kashiwa Hospital, Jikei University School of Medicine, 163-1 Kashiwashita, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8567, Japan

    Tadashi Akiba, Hideki Marushima & Susumu Kobayashi

  2. Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kashiwa Hospital, Jikei University School of Medicine, 163-1 Kashiwashita, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8567, Japan

    Masamichi Takagi

  3. Department of Radiology, Kashiwa Hospital, Jikei University School of Medicine, 163-1 Kashiwashita, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8567, Japan

    Junta Harada

  4. Division of General Thoracic Surgery, Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

    Makoto Odaka & Toshiaki Morikawa

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Akiba, T., Marushima, H., Takagi, M. et al. Preoperative evaluation of a tracheal bronchus by three-dimensional 64-row multidetector-row computed tomography (MDCT) bronchography and angiography: Report of a case. Surg Today 38, 841–843 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00595-007-3717-z

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