Accessory fissures of the lung

Changed by Kieran Kusel, 16 Jun 2020

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Accessory fissures of the lung usually occur at the borders of bronchopulmonary segments. They are common normal variants but are less commonly seen on imaging. 

Some of the more common accessory fissure include 1:

Differential diagnosis

General imaging differential considerations include:

  • -<li><a href="/articles/inferior-accessory-fissure-lung">inferior accessory fissure</a></li>
  • +<li><a href="/articles/inferior-accessory-fissure-of-the-lung">inferior accessory fissure</a></li>
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Image 1 X-ray (Frontal) ( update )

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Case 1: azygous lobe andazygos fissure

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