Left upper division segmentectomy with a simultaneous displaced bronchus and pulmonary arteriovenous anomalies: a case report

• Main Authors: Kazuki Hayashi, Makoto Motoishi, Kanna Horimoto, Satoru Sawai, Jun Hanaoka
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: BMC 2018-05-01
• Series: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
• Subjects: Lung cancer; Displaced bronchus; Pulmonary artery anomaly; Pulmonary venous anomaly; Accessory fissure
• Online Access: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13019-018-0741-6

Abstract Background A displaced bronchus is a rare disorder of the left upper lobe. Displaced bronchi are often accompanied by an anomaly of a pulmonary artery, but rarely of a pulmonary vein. Case presentation We here present a patient with primary lung cancer and simultaneous migration abnormalities of the pulmonary artery and vein in a displaced bronchus of the left upper lobe. Previous reports and our findings indicate that anomalies of the pulmonary artery and vein combined with a displaced bronchus of the left upper lobe have the following characteristics: (1) the left main pulmonary artery does not cross the dorsal side of the displaced bronchus; (2) V1 + 2 returns to the inferior pulmonary vein; and (3) there is an accessory fissure (aberrant fissure) in the segments dominated by the displaced bronchus. Conclusions Prevention of intraoperative damage during procedures for a displaced bronchus and pulmonary arteriovenous anomalies requires careful preoperative evaluation and surgical technique with particular attention to the above-listed characteristics.