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Adult case of accessory cardiac bronchus presenting with bloody sputum
Kazuhisa Katayama1, Masaru Tsuyuguchi, Naoki Hino
1Department of Surgery, Tokushima Municipal Hospital, 2-34 Kitajyosanjima-cho, Tokushima 770-0812, Japan.
Abstract:
We report an adult case of accessory cardiac bronchus (ACB) which extended from the carina to the diaphragm. A 32-year-old woman, with a history of frequent respiratory infections since childhood, recently presented with bloody sputum, and was admitted to our hospital. The ACB was detected as a supernumerary bronchus diverging from tracheal bifurcation. Complete resection of the ACB was performed by video-assisted thoracic surgery via minithoracotomy, approaching from the 5th intercostal space. The bloody sputum was caused by chronic inflammation of the ACB. She has been asymptomatic since surgery.
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