Tracheal accessory lobe take-off and quadrifurcation of right upper lobe bronchus: A rare tracheobronchial anomaly

Journal of Bronchology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 58-60

  Khurshid, Imtiaz ^a   Anderson, Linda C ^a   Downie, Gordon H ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRONCHOGRAPHY; BRONCHOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; HUMAN; LUNG LOBE; LUNG MALFORMATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRACHEA;

EID: 0037284554     PISSN: 10708030     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00128594-200301000-00013     Document Type: Article

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