There is some variation between the left and right hilum, just as there is a difference in the number of lobes in each lung. The left hilum houses just one bronchus, while the right hilum contains ...

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Left main coronary artery and left recurrent laryngeal nerve compression have been described. Tracheobronchial compression from pulmonary arterial dilatation is rare in adults, and there are no ...

Original Article from The New England Journal of Medicine — Tooth Impacted in a Secondary Bronchus of the Left Lung; Removal by Lower Bronchoscopy after Two Unsuccessful Attempts by Upper ...

Taking in oxygen to power your whole body is just one part of your lung function. Altogether, your lungs are a highly efficient machine—and they do a lot more than you might think.

The primary bronchi begin at the carina. The right primary bronchus – shorter, wider and more vertical than the left – supplies air to the right lung. The left primary bronchus delivers air to the ...

Jaclyn Keely was diagnosed with Stage 1 mucinous adenocarcinoma and had the lower lobe of her left lung removed last fall. She is running the RBC Brooklyn Half Marathon on Saturday.

When the bronchi in your lungs are exposed to a virus, they swell and fill with a thick fluid called mucus. This excess fluid constricts the airflow, making it difficult to breathe.

Five-year relative survival rates of pancreatic, female breast, and small-cell lung and bronchus cancers ...

Clean air then enters the two bronchi, one bronchus going to each lung. The bronchi in the lungs split into smaller and smaller tubes called bronchioles.