title: Lobes, fissures, and bronchopulmonary segments.
abstract: The clinical practice of thoracic surgery requires the surgeon to have intimate knowledge of pulmonary anatomy and of its variations. Attempts to perform thoracic procedures without this knowledge can only result in incomplete operations or technical mishaps. Proper understanding of the anatomy of the pulmonary lobes, segments, and fissures allows the surgeon to correlate imaging, pathologic processes, and possible resectional procedures, thus insuring that each patient gets the best possible operation.
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, Centre de pneumologie de Laval, 2725, chemin Sainte-Foy, Sainte-Foy, Québec G1V 4G5, Canada.
authors.forename: Paula
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ugalde
authors.forename: Jose de Jesus
authors.initials: Jde J
authors.lastname: Camargo
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Deslauriers
mesh_terms: D001980:Bronchi / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D014132:Trachea / Q000033:anatomy & histology