title: Preoperative evaluation of a tracheal bronchus by three-dimensional 64-row multidetector-row computed tomography (MDCT) bronchography and angiography: report of a case.
abstract: We performed successful surgery for lung cancer after confirming the anatomical abnormality of a tracheal bronchus by three-dimensional multidetector-row computed tomography (3D-MDCT) bronchography and angiography. Tracheal bronchus is unusual, and right upper lobectomy for lung cancer would rarely be performed in a patient with a tracheal bronchus. Most clinicians are unfamiliar with the anatomy of a right upper lobe that includes a tracheal bronchus. Preoperative 3D imaging of the tracheal bronchus and its related vessels familiarized us with the anatomy of this patient before the operation. Thus, we recommend preoperative 3DMDCT bronchography and angiography, especially for patients with a possible bronchial anomaly.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Kashiwa Hospital, Jikei University School of Medicine, 163-1 Kashiwashita, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8567, Japan.
authors.forename: Tadashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Akiba
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Marushima
authors.forename: Masamichi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takagi
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Odaka
authors.forename: Junta
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Harada
authors.forename: Susumu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: Toshiaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Morikawa