Left Upper Lobar Agenesis Associated with Tracheal Trifurcation: A Case Report

Lobar agenesis is a rare congenital anomaly that is characterized by the absence of the lobar pulmonary artery, pulmonary vein, bronchi, and parenchyma. We encountered a unique case of a young male patient with agenesis of the left upper lobe with tracheal trifurcation into three bronchi, all arisin...

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Published inJournal of the Korean Society of Radiology Vol. 80; no. 3; pp. 543 - 547
Main Authors Kim, Hyoung Seop, Woo, Jeong Joo, An, Jin Kyung
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published The Korean Society of Radiology 01.05.2019
대한영상의학회
Subjects
computed tomography
congenital abnormality
lung
trachea
x-ray
방사선과학
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ISSN1738-2637
2288-2928
2951-0805
DOI10.3348/jksr.2019.80.3.543

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Summary:Lobar agenesis is a rare congenital anomaly that is characterized by the absence of the lobar pulmonary artery, pulmonary vein, bronchi, and parenchyma. We encountered a unique case of a young male patient with agenesis of the left upper lobe with tracheal trifurcation into three bronchi, all arising at the carinal level. Complex tracheobronchial anatomy was explicitly demonstrated by three-dimensional CT reconstruction and virtual bronchoscopy. Left upper lobar agenesis associated with tracheal trifurcation is an extremely rare anomaly that, to the best of our knowledge, has not been previously reported.
Bibliography:https://doi.org/10.3348/jksr.2019.80.3.543
ISSN:1738-2637
2288-2928
2951-0805
DOI:10.3348/jksr.2019.80.3.543