Mastering Bronchoscopy for Thoracic Surgery: Chapter 2
Highlights
- advancing the scope further down the right main bronchus one is greeted by the Mercedes-Benz sign which helps identification of the right upper lobe (View Highlight)
- a common variant of the normal is four divisions instead of three: the anterior segment bronchus RB3 divides early into two sub-segmental bronchi, giving the impression of four divisions (View Highlight)
- as a rule of thumb the ridges of the membranous part will always lead us to the lower lobe (View Highlight)