[A rare cause of accidental selective intubation: right upper lobar bronchus originating from the trachea].
A case of accidental selective intubation of a right upper lobar bronchus originating from the trachea, in a woman with a normal preoperative chest X-ray, is reported. The preoperative diagnosis of an asymptomatic tracheal bronchus is often difficult on a standard chest X-ray, especially since a chest X-ray is no longer systematically included in the preanaesthetic assessment. Therefore, the presence of a bronchial malformation should be considered as a cause of ventilatory problems, particularly those occurring after tracheal intubation.
Département d'anesthésie-réanimation, hôpital Gabriel-Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand, France.
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D000768:Anesthesia, General; D001785:Blood Gas Monitoring, Transcutaneous; D001980:Bronchi / Q000002:abnormalities*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000209:etiology; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D008875:Middle Aged; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014132:Trachea / Q000002:abnormalities