Tracheal bronchus associated with recurrent pneumonia
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چکیده
Abnormalities of the major airways are very uncommon congenital conditions which occur in approximately 2% of the adult population. Usually aberrant bronchi are asymptomatic and are only found by coincidence. We present the rare case of a 49-years-old woman with a tracheal bronchus causing associated with recurrent pneumonia of the right upper lobe.
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عنوان ژورنال:
دوره 82 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013