Virtual endoscopy in the diagnosis of an adult double tracheal bronchi case

Kagadis, G.C; Patrinou, V; Kalogeropoulou, C.P; Karnabatidis, D; Petsas, T; Nikiforidis, G.C; Dougenis, D

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Volume 40, Issue 1 , Pages 50-53, October 2001

Virtual endoscopy in the diagnosis of an adult double tracheal bronchi case

G.C Kagadis
- Department of Medical Physics, Patras University School of Medicine, Rion, 26500 Patras, Greece
V Patrinou
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Patras University School of Medicine, Rion, 26500 Patras, Greece
C.P Kalogeropoulou
- Department of Radiology, Patras University School of Medicine, Rion, 26500 Patras, Greece
D Karnabatidis
- Department of Radiology, Patras University School of Medicine, Rion, 26500 Patras, Greece
T Petsas
- Department of Radiology, Patras University School of Medicine, Rion, 26500 Patras, Greece
G.C Nikiforidis
- Department of Medical Physics, Patras University School of Medicine, Rion, 26500 Patras, Greece
D Dougenis
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Patras University School of Medicine, Rion, 26500 Patras, Greece
- Corresponding author. Tel.: +30-61-999779; fax: +30-61-993984

Received 31 October 2000; received in revised form 5 February 2001; accepted 12 February 2001.

Abstract

We report a case of ipsilateral double tracheal bronchi supplying a tracheal lobe in a 42-year-old man, who presented with a 10-year history of recurrent respiratory infections. Diagnosis was established by chest computed tomography (CCT), virtual endoscopy and bronchoscopy. Both bronchi were surgically resected along with the right upper lobe of the lung and the associated tracheal lobe. To our knowledge, this is the first report of ipsilateral double tracheal bronchi in the adult life to be diagnosed and treated on the basis of modern radiological techniques and especially virtual endoscopy findings.

Keywords: Helical-CT, Trachea-CT, 3-D imaging, Virtual endoscopy