Anomalous Tracheal Bronchus With Tracheal Hypoplasia

Aberrant bronchi and cardiovascular anomalies

“…With the 4 previously described patients and a recent patient from our centre not yet included in the autopsy review, there were 43 individuals reported with additional defects suitable for review. These included 18 with displaced tracheal bronchus (13 lobar, 5 segmental) [Holinger et al, 1952;Jacobson et al, 1960;Laforet et al, 1962;Jue et al, 1965;Marks, 1966;Tan et al, 1968;Swenson, 1969;Landing and Wells, 1973;McLaughlin et al, 19851 3 with bridging bronchi (patient 2) [Gonzalez-Crussi et al, 1976;Schmitt et al, 19781 9 with supernumerary tracheal bronchus (6 lobar, 3 segmental) (patient 4) [Cotton et al, 1952;Landing and Wells, 1973;Maisel et al, 1974;Seigel et al, 1979;Iannacone et al, 1980;McLaughlin et al, 19851 4 with supernumerary esophageal bronchus (patient 3) [Berman et al, 1953;Polak et al, 1958;Reilly et al, 19731 and 9 cases of esophageal lung [Keeley and Schairer, 1960;Thompson and Aquino, 1962;Nikaidoh and Swen-son, 1971;Flye and Izant, 1972;Reilly et al, 1973;Bowen and Parry, 1980;Lacina et al, 1981;Leithiser et al, 19861. With respect to laterality, only 9 of the 43 cases involved defects on the left side. Two cases of displaced tracheal bronchi were bilateral.…”