Anomalous systemic arterial supply to the basal segments of the lung with three aberrant arteries.
We report a case of anomalous systemic arterial supply with three aberrant arteries supplying the basal segments of the right lung. There is no published report of a patient of anomalous systemic arterial supply to the basal segments with three aberrant arteries. Transverse computed tomography (CT) showed one aberrant artery in the right lower lobe, and preoperative three-dimensional CT showed three aberrant arteries, which provided detailed information and assisted in the thoracoscopic surgery. The patient underwent a complete thoracoscopic right lower lobectomy.
Department of Surgery, Jikei University Kashiwa Hospital, 163-1 Kashiwashita, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8567, Japan. akiba@jikei.ac.jp
Tadashi
T
Akiba
Hideki
H
Marushima
Noriteru
N
Kamiya
Makoto
M
Odaka
Satoki
S
Kinoshita
Hiroshi
H
Takeyama
Susumu
S
Kobayashi
Toshiaki
T
Morikawa
D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000098:blood supply*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D013906:Thoracoscopy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D054079:Vascular Malformations / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery