Presentation
Pyrexia of unknown origin
Patient Data
Age: 45 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Tracheal bronchus - bronchus suis
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The accessory right upper lobe bronchus shows direct branching from the main tracheal stem. This physiological variant is called bronchus suis or pig bronchus ( owing to high prevalence in pig tracheobronchial tree)
Case Discussion
CT findings are compatible with bronchus suis.
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