- Case Report
- A case of recurrent respiratory infection resulting from a
congenital anomaly of the bronchial tree tracheal bronchus
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Ah-Reum Choi, Sun-Hee Choi, Seong-Wan Kim, Dong-Wook Sung, Yeong-Ho Rha
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 2008;51(6):660-664. Published online June 15, 2008
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The term tracheal bronchus refers to an abnormal bronchus that comes directly off of the lateral wall of the trachea (above the carina) and supplies ventilation to the upper lobe. Tracheal bronchi occur almost exclusively on the right trachea and are associated with other congenital anomalies. In addition, tracheai bronchus may be related to other inflammatory conditions with persistent wheezing,... |
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