Variation in the lobar pattern of the right and left lungs: A case report

The right lung has three lobes and two fissures while the left lung has two lobes and one fissure. During a routine dissection we observed a variant complete fissure and three incomplete fissures in the right lung while the left lung presented with a variant transverse fissure separating the superio...

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Published inAustralasian medical journal Vol. 6; no. 10; pp. 511 - 514
Main Authors Esomonu, Ugochukwu Godfrey, Taura, Magaji Garba, Modibbo, Musa Habib, Egwu, Augustine Ogugua
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Canada Australasian Medical Journal 01.01.2013
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Case Report
Bronchopulmonary segments
Lung Fissure
Lung
Lobotomies
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Summary:The right lung has three lobes and two fissures while the left lung has two lobes and one fissure. During a routine dissection we observed a variant complete fissure and three incomplete fissures in the right lung while the left lung presented with a variant transverse fissure separating the superior lingual and anterior bronchopulmonary segments. In the right lung, the incomplete fissures lie between the apical and posterior bronchopulmonary segments; medial and lateral bronchopulmonary segments; apical and basal bronchopulmonary segments. The complete variant fissure separates the medial basal bronchopulmonary segment from the remaining basal segments. Such variant fissures and lobes are clinically important in cases of lobotomy.
ISSN:1836-1935
1836-1935
DOI:10.4066/AMJ.2013.1856