Tracheal bronchus

Case contributed by Hani Makky Al Salam
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Victim of assault. Incidental finding on imaging.

Patient Data

Age: 40 years
Gender: Female

Frontal chest radiograph

x-ray

Supine portable radiograph with supporting lines and tubes.

ETT is low in position.

NGT tip in the stomach.

Reduced left lung volume with patchy opacity.

Coronal reformatted image

ct

Single coronal reformatted images of the CT of the chest demonstrate the typical appearance of tracheal bronchus.

Case Discussion

A tracheal bronchus is an anatomical variant where an accessory bronchus originates directly from the supracarinal trachea. 

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