title: An adult case of bilateral true tracheal bronchi associated with hemoptysis.
abstract: The term tracheal bronchus encompasses a variety of bronchial anomalies originating from the trachea or main bronchus and directed to the upper lobe, and a true tracheal bronchus is any bronchus originating from the trachea. In most cases, it is found incidentally during bronchoscopy or tomography. It is often unilateral, and bilateral true tracheal bronchi are very rare. We report a case of a 54-year-old woman who had bilateral true tracheal bronchi associated with hemoptysis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima 890-8544, Japan. yukirie12@yahoo.co.jp
authors.forename: Yuichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kumagae
authors.forename: Megumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jinguji
authors.forename: Daizo
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Masayuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakajo
mesh_terms: D001980:Bronchi / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000098:blood supply; D001981:Bronchial Arteries / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D001987:Bronchiectasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D001995:Bronchography; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014132:Trachea / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging