Variations of lobar branches of pulmonary arteries in thoracic surgery patients.
OBJECTIVE
Anatomical investigation is important for safer surgical procedures and to focus on aims. Pulmonary artery anatomy is very important point for thoracic surgery, especially in lobectomy procedure.


METHODS
Between January 2005 and December 2008 at Eskişehir Osmangazi University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Thoracic Surgery, 85 right or left, upper, middle or lower lobectomy patients were included in this study who were operated because of various lung diseases which include bronchial carcinoma, inflammatory pseudotumor, bronchiectasis, carcinoid tumor of lung. Seventy-four male and 11 female patients were included in this study. Mean age of patients was 59 years.


RESULTS
Different types of variations were observed in 10 of 85 lobectomy cases; two types of variations could not be found in literature.


CONCLUSIONS
The vascular anatomy of the lung and possible variations of the pulmonary artery should be well known by surgeon to prevent complications. The various branching pattern of the pulmonary arteries should be determined to prevent excessive and unnecessary resection with life-threatening bleeding.
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Eskişehir Osmangazi University, School of Medicine, 26480 Meşelik, Eskisehir, Turkey. mcumhurs@hotmail.com
Muammer Cumhur
MC
Sivrikoz
Cumhur Murat
CM
Tulay
D000368:Aged; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000601:surgery; D013510:Pulmonary Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D017751:Safety Management; D054079:Vascular Malformations / Q000175:diagnosis*
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