[Anomalous systemic arterial supply to normal basal segments of the left lung (Pryce type I)]

Patient 1 was a 54-year-old female diagnosed with anomalous systemic arterial supply to normal basal segments of the left lung discovered as an abnormality on chest X-ray radiography. Patient 2 was a 47-year-old male in whom the disease was diagnosed by close examination of bloody sputum. Division of the abnormal artery and left lower lobectomy were performed in patient 1. Arterial congestion and serpentine distribution were noted in the basal segments of the lung, which was the region perfused by the abnormal artery, on histopathological examination. Arteriosclerotic changes were noted in the vascular wall, but no abnormal vascular wall or alveolar structure was noted in S6, which was not included in theperfused region. Based on the above findings, division of the abnormal artery and left basal segmentectomy were performed in patient 2. Bloody sputum disappeared, and activity of daily living( ADL) were not impaired after surgery.