Cardiac bronchus

Case contributed by Henry Knipe
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Recurrent chest infections.

Patient Data

Age: 40 years
Gender: Female
ct

Blind-ending bronchus arising from the bronchus intermedius without associated pulmonary parenchyma.

Case Discussion

Cardiac bronchi are rare anatomical variants, they can be associated with recurrent respiratory tract infections.

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