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Tracheobronchial Stenting in an Infant with an Anomalous Right Main Bronchus
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Tracheobronchial Stenting in an Infant with an Anomalous Right Main Bronchus

Kalpana S. DePasquale, John A. Tucker, Barbara Wolfson and Laurie Varlotta
Ear, nose, & throat journal, v 86(4), pp 240-243
01 Apr 2007
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/014556130708600421
PMID: 17500401
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Abstract

Congenital anomalies of the right main bronchi have not been fully described. Bronchial anomalies are usually asymptomatic unless they coexist with other abnormalities. We describe a rare bronchial anomaly in a 2-month-old girl in which the right upper lobe, middle lobe, and lower lobe bronchi all originated at the same point as a result of a developmental teratogenic long right main bronchus and an absent bronchus intermedius. Furthermore, the left main bronchus contained a proximal segment of stenosis. This combination of anomalies, along with right upper lobe atelectasis and left-sided hyperinflation, resulted in a severe right mediastinal shift and respiratory distress. The mediastinum was returned to midline with endoscopic placement of an in-dwelling tracheobronchial stent into the left main bronchus. To the best of our knowledge, the specific developmental anomaly in our patient has not been previously described.

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