Case Report
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World J Clin Cases. Nov 16, 2021; 9(32): 9954-9959
Published online Nov 16, 2021. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i32.9954
Rare location and drainage pattern of right pulmonary veins and aberrant right upper lobe bronchial branch: A case report
Fu-Qiang Wang, Rui Zhang, Han-Lu Zhang, Yun-Hai Mo, Yu Zheng, Guang-Hao Qiu, Yun Wang
Fu-Qiang Wang, Han-Lu Zhang, Yu Zheng, Guang-Hao Qiu, Yun Wang, Department of Thoracic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China
Rui Zhang, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Chengdu Seventh People’s Hospital, Chengdu 610213, Sichuan Province, China
Yun-Hai Mo, Department of Radiology, Chengdu Seventh People’s Hospital, Chengdu 610213, Sichuan Province, China
Author contributions: Wang FQ and Zhang R contributed equally to this work; Wang FQ, Zhang R and Wang Y designed and performed the research; Zhang HL contributed analytic tools; Mo YH, Zheng Y and Qiu GH analyzed the data; Wang FQ wrote the paper; Wang Y revised the paper; all authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Supported by the Key Research Project of Sichuan Province, No. 2020YFS0249; and the National Key Research Project of China, No. 2017YFC0113502.
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Corresponding author: Yun Wang, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Thoracic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37 Guoxue Alley, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China. yunwwang@yeah.net
Received: June 11, 2021
Peer-review started: June 11, 2021
First decision: July 15, 2021
Revised: August 9, 2021
Accepted: September 19, 2021
Article in press: September 19, 2021
Published online: November 16, 2021
Core Tip

Core Tip: Complex aberration in lung is rare but inappropriate management of aberration may result in severe complications. In this case, we presented an extremely rare aberrations of right preeparterial bronchus, right upper lobe vein behind pulmonary artery and right middle lobe vein drained into left atrium simultaneously identified in one patient. This case highlights the importance of preoperative three-dimensional reconstruction and careful skeletonization and identification of aberrant anatomic structures during surgery.