Volume : 8, Issue : 3, March - 2019

Variant Lobar Pattern Of Left Lung: A Case Report

Dr. Shilpa Bathla

Abstract :

The left lung classically presents two lobes (superior and inferior) divided by one oblique fissure. Anomalous lobar patterns and variant fissures in the left lung have been documented in existing literature. We report one such case detected during routine dissection of thorax region for undergraduate students in the department of Anatomy. The left lung presented with an incomplete accessory fissure separating the superior lingular and anterior onchopulmonary segments. Knowledge of such abnormal fissures and lobes is extremely important for identification of onchopulmonary segments. It provides vital information to radiologists and clinicians for accurate radiographic interpretation and diagnosis of various pulmonary lesions and aids the surgeons in successful planning and modification of pulmonary lobectomies and segmental resections.