Morphological variation in the lobar pattern and in the fissures of the lungs

case report

Authors

  • Thiago Scremin Boscolo Pereira Faculdade de Medicina FACERES, São José do Rio Preto (SP), Brasil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1019-9132
  • Elizandra Moura Santos Faculdade de Medicina FACERES, São José do Rio Preto (SP), Brasil
  • Vanessa Belentani Marques Faculdade de Medicina FACERES, São José do Rio Preto (SP), Brasil
  • Eduardo Martini Romano Faculdade de Medicina FACERES, São José do Rio Preto (SP), Brasil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2176-7262.v52i3p261-265

Keywords:

Bronchopulmonary Segments, Anatomic Variation, Pulmonary Hilum, Accessory Fissures, Accessory Lobes

Abstract

Study: Case Report. Importance: Lobos and accessory fissures in the lungs can induce errors of interpretation and diagnosis, as well as favor the spread of pathologies such as pneumonia to adjacent lobes. Thus, the confirmation of these anatomical alterations can collaborate in clinical diagnoses and surgical procedures. Comments: We report a rare case of anatomical variation in the lobes and fissures of the lungs. The left lung showed an accessory middle lobe and a complete horizontal fissure. On the other hand, the right lung had two incomplete accessory fissures located inferiorly in the costal face of the middle lobe. In addition, we observed that the left lung hilum contained two lobar bronchi (upper and lower), one accessory lobar bronchus and three pulmonary arteries. Knowledge of the anatomical variations reported here is fundamental, as they help health professionals in diagnoses and therapeutic and surgical decisions.

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Author Biographies

  • Thiago Scremin Boscolo Pereira, Faculdade de Medicina FACERES, São José do Rio Preto (SP), Brasil

    Professor.

  • Elizandra Moura Santos, Faculdade de Medicina FACERES, São José do Rio Preto (SP), Brasil

    Professora.

  • Vanessa Belentani Marques, Faculdade de Medicina FACERES, São José do Rio Preto (SP), Brasil

    Professora.

  • Eduardo Martini Romano, Faculdade de Medicina FACERES, São José do Rio Preto (SP), Brasil

    Professor.

Published

2019-11-07

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Relato de Caso

How to Cite

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Pereira TSB, Santos EM, Marques VB, Romano EM. Morphological variation in the lobar pattern and in the fissures of the lungs: case report. Medicina (Ribeirão Preto) [Internet]. 2019 Nov. 7 [cited 2024 Jun. 27];52(3):261-5. Available from: https://revistas.usp.br/rmrp/article/view/157216