title: Anterior bridging bronchus.
abstract: Previously reported patients with a bridging bronchus (BB) presented with respiratory distress. In addition, each patient had one or more associated anomalies. All but two patients progressed to cardiopulmonary failure and death. We describe a case of an anterior BB without associated anomalies, who did well without operative intervention. This patient presented with a cough at 6 months of age. Chest X-ray was normal, but due to suspicion of foreign body aspiration, bronchoscopy was performed, which revealed a third bronchus at the carina. Bronchography demonstrated the anatomy of the BB. The patient has continued to do well without further intervention.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
authors.forename: Thomas J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Rishavy
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Goretsky
authors.forename: Scott E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Langenburg
authors.forename: Michael D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Klein
mesh_terms: D001980:Bronchi / Q000002:abnormalities*; D001988:Bronchiolitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D003371:Cough / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant