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ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLES |
Morphometrically Assessment Of The Bronchial Tree
Cenk KILIÇ, MDa, Yalçın KIRICI, MDa, Hasan OZAN, MDa
aDepartment of Anatomy, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara
Objective: Knowledge of the diameter and length of the bronchial tree is important in minimizing complications which may occur during bronchoscopy. The purpose of this study was to estimate the bronchial tree morphometrically. Material and Methods: Thirty lungs taken from 15 cadavers (8 males and 7 females) were used in our study. The ages of the subjects were from 37-64 years. The subjects with bronchopulmonary disease were excluded from the study. All lungs were injected with red ink. Then, the bronchial tree was exposed by dissection. The lengths and diameters of tracheae and bronchi; and angles related to main bronchi were measured in all lungs using a caliper. We statistically analyzed the relationship between the data acquired. Results: Relations among angles, lengths and diameters of the main bronchi, diameters of the superior lobar bronchi and lengths of the inferior lobar bronchi parameters were statistically significant. Furthermore, the differences among angles, lengths and diameters of the main bronchi; and lengths and diameters of the superior lobar bronchi were significant. Conclusion: Our results are conformity with the results of many investigators. The results of this study will provide a great benefit in minimizing the complications which may occur during bronchoscopy and pulmonary surgery. Also, we hope that this study will be helpful for many radiological and anatomical studies.Keywords: Trachea; bronchi; lungTurkiye Klinikleri Arch Lung 2009;10(2):45-50
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