Right upper lobe posterior segment
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Hacking C, Baba Y, Skalski M, Right upper lobe posterior segment. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 08 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-38902
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- Right S2
- Segmentum II pulmonis dextri
- Right segment 2
- Right segment II
The right upper lobe posterior segment (segment 2) is one of the three bronchopulmonary segments of the right upper lobe. It is the most posterior of the segments in the right upper lobe lying below the apical segment, posterior to the anterior segment, and above the horizontal fissure.
Together with the apical segment, it is analogous to the left upper lobe apicoposterior segment.
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