Left main bronchus structure

Known as: Left principal bronchus, Left bronchus, Bronchus principalis sinister

One of the two main bronchi. It is narrower but longer than the right main bronchus and connects to the left lung.

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2005

Foreign-body aspiration is a common cause of respiratory distress among children. Here we describe an 8-month-old, previously 34…

2000

We report a patient with traumatic aortic rupture and preoperatively unrecognized complete disruption of the bronchus for the…

1998

PURPOSE: The mucociliary escalator of the lung is an important protective transport system by means of which inhaled particles…

1993

The recent paper by Haavik et al. (I) is one of many publications which quote gastric fluid volumes >25 mL with a pH c2.5 as the…

1992

1988

From 1974 to 1986, there were 14 cases of bronchial stricture or obliteration caused by endobronchial tuberculous lesions. Nine…

1983

Posterior to the left hilum, lung contacts and outlines the posterior wall of the left main bronchus, producing a stripe of…

1977

Foreign bodies in the airway often present problems for physicians who treat children. The following case report illustrates some…

1975

A quantitative study of the trachea in buffalo has been made. The trachea is found to be about 37.9 +/- 1.8 cm long. It weighs…

1960