Is there a correlation between right bronchus length and diameter with age?

Journal of Thoracic Disease

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 306-309

  Otoch, José Pinhata ^a   Minamoto, Hélio ^a   Perini, Marcos ^a   Carneiro, Fred Olavo ^a   de Almeida Artifon, Everson Luiz ^a  

^a Sao Paulo Medical School   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Age; Anatomy; Gender; Human; Right bronchus; Trachea

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AIRWAY; ANATOMIC LANDMARK; ANATOMY; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRONCHIAL RING; BRONCHUS; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MEASUREMENT ERROR; PULMONARY ARTERY; RIGHT BRONCHUS DIAMETER; RIGHT BRONCHUS LENGTH; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRACHEA; TRACHEAL RING;

EID: 84881521131     PISSN: 20721439     EISSN: 20776624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2013.03.12     Document Type: Article

References (18)

1. Breatnach E, Abbott GC, Fraser RG. Dimensions of the normal human trachea. AJR Am J Roentgenol 1984;142:903-6.
2. Robinson CL, Muller NL, Essery C. Clinical significance and measurement of the length of the right main bronchus. Can J Surg 1989;32:27-8.
3. Lehman JD, Gordon RL, Kerlan RK Jr, et al. Expandable metallic stents in benign tracheobronchial obstruction. J Thorac Imaging 1998;13:105-15.
4. Cavaliere S, Venuta F, Foccoli P, et al. Endoscopic treatment of malignant airway obstructions in 2,008 patients. Chest 1996;110:1536-42.
5. Tayama K, Takamori S, Mitsuoka M, et al. Experience of expandable metallic stents for central airway obstruction. Jpn J Clin Oncol 1997;27:401-5.
6. Stöhr S, Bolliger CT. Stents in the management of malignant airway obstruction. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis 1999;54:264-8.
7. Ozgul MA, Ozgul G, Cetinkaya E, et al. Multiplanar and two-dimensional imaging of central airway stenting with multidetector computed tomography. Multidiscip Respir Med 2012;7:27.
8. Cooper JD, Todd TR, Ilves R, et al. Use of the silicone tracheal T-tube for the management of complex tracheal injuries. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1981;82:559-68.
9. Butz RO Jr. Length and cross-section growth patterns in the human trachea. Pediatrics 1968;42:336-41.
10. Alexopoulos C, Larsson SG, Lindholm CE. Anatomical shape of the airway. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 1983;27:185-92.
11. Campbell AH, Liddelow AG. Significant variations in the shape of the trachea and large bronchi. Med J Aust 1967;1:1017-20. 12. Barnett CH. A note on the dimensions of the bronchial tree. Thorax 1957;12:175-6.
12. Barnett CH. A note on the dimensions of the bronchial tree. Thorax 1957;12:175-6.
13. Jesseph JE, Stevenson JK, Harkins HN, et al. Human measurements involved in tracheobronchial resection, reconstruction and prosthetic replacement: a preliminary report on ivalon sponge. Surg Forum 1957;7:218-21.
14. Jesseph JE, Merendino KA. The dimensional interrelationships of the major components of the human tracheobronchial tree. Surg Gynecol Obstet 1957;105:210-4.
15. Mroz RM, Kordecki K, Kozlowski MD, et al. Severe respiratory distress caused by central airway obstruction treated with self-expandable metallic stents. J Physiol Pharmacol 2008;59 Suppl 6:491-7.
16. Ernst A, Silvestri GA, Johnstone D, et al. Interventional pulmonary procedures: Guidelines from the American College of Chest Physicians. Chest 2003;123:1693-717.
17. Bolliger CT, Mathur PN, Beamis JF, et al. ERS/ATS statement on interventional pulmonology. European Respiratory Society/American Thoracic Society. Eur Respir J 2002;19:356-73.
18. Walser EM. Stent placement for tracheobronchial disease. Eur J Radiol 2005;55:321-30.