Journal of bronchology & interventional pulmonology
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Tracheal bronchus is an abnormal bronchus that comes directly off the lateral wall of the trachea (ie, above the main carina) and supplies ventilation to the upper lobe. A new nomenclature and classification system has been developed for tracheal bronchus. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the anatomic and bronchoscopic features of tracheal bronchus subtypes on the basis of the new nomenclature and classification system. ⋯ Displaced preeparterial tracheal bronchus was the most common subtype of tracheal bronchus. Furthermore, in all cases, tracheal bronchus was located on the right side of the trachea. Both flexible bronchoscopy and computed tomography of the chest were crucial for its diagnosis.
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J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol · Apr 2011
Electromagnetic navigational bronchoscopy: an effective and safe approach to diagnose peripheral lung lesions unreachable by conventional bronchoscopy in high-risk patients.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the diagnostic yield and safety of electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy (ENB) on peripheral lung lesions deemed otherwise unreachable using conventional bronchoscopy in high-risk patients. ⋯ ENB is an effective, minimally invasive method for the diagnosis of pulmonary nodules previously deemed unreachable by conventional bronchoscopy in high-risk patients and harbors a low complication rate.