Obstructed tracheal bronchus as a cause of post-obstructive pneumonia.

J Thorac Imaging

Department of Critical Care Medicine, Keesler Air Force Base, Biloxi, Mississippi, USA.

Published: October 1995

This article describes a case of obstructed supernumerary tracheal bronchus with partial atelectasis and pneumonia of the right upper lobe, diagnosed using trispiral tomograms. An obstructing broncholith, a supernumerary tracheal bronchus, and granulation tissue mass extruding from the bronchus were confirmed by resection of the pulmonary segment.

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