Cardiac bronchus diagnosed by endoscopic study

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Keywords:

Bronquio cardiaco, bronquio supernumerario, broncoscopia

Abstract

Introduction: The cardiac bronchus is a rare congenital anomaly, with an incidence of approximately 0.1%. It consists of a supernumerary bronchus that arises from the medial wall of the right main bronchus or the bronchus intermediary, opposite the origin of the bronchus for the right upper lobe and proximal to the bronchus of the apical segment of the right lower lobe.

Objective: To report the case of a cardiac bronchus diagnosed by endoscopic study.

Case report: We report the case of a patient who was admitted to the Pneumology service at Hermanos Ameijeiras Surgical Clinical Hospital due to cough, white expectoration, dyspnea on exertion and a chest X-ray with radiopacity in the upper lobe, and that as an incidental finding during the bronchoscopy, a cardiac or supernumerary bronchus was detected.

Conclusions: Bronchus is an infrequent congenital malformation that can be asymptomatic, whose definitive diagnosis is by bronchoscopy.

Keywords: Cardiac bronchus; supernumerary bronchus; bronchoscopy.

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Author Biographies

Pedro Pablo Pino Alfonso, Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico Hermanos Ameijeiras

Departamento:Neumología. Jefe de servicio

Especialista de 2do grado en Neumología

Laura Hernández Moreno, Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico Hermanos Amejeiras

Especialista de primer grado en Neumología

Especialista de primer grado en Medicina General Integral

Ileidy Vega Rodríguez, Hospital Clínico Quirúrgicoo hermanos Ameijeiras

Especialista de primer grado en Medicina general Integral

Especialista en Neumotisiología

Published

2022-03-06

How to Cite

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Pino Alfonso PP, Hernández Moreno L, Vega Rodríguez I. Cardiac bronchus diagnosed by endoscopic study. Rev Cubana Med [Internet]. 2022 Mar. 6 [cited 2025 Jul. 26];61(1). Available from: https://revmedicina.sld.cu/index.php/med/article/view/2352

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