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Left posterolateral thoracotomy. Intraoperative image showing the deflated left lung and its three lobes.
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Upon receiving the donor lung, we immediately recognized the three lobes of the left lung (Figure 1).
Postoperative bronchoscopic image showing the three-lobed bronchus of left lung: A, upper bronchus; B, middle accessory lob bronchus; and C, lower lob bronchus.
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Post-transplant bronchoscopy showed a three-lobed bronchus (Figure 2), and CT showed three demarcated lobes (Figure 3).
(a) Post-transplant computed tomographic image showing the three lobes of the left lung: 1, upper lob; 2, middle accessory lob bronchus; and 3, lower lob. (b) Normal variant of left lung: 1, upper lob and 2, lower lob.
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Post-transplant bronchoscopy showed a three-lobed bronchus (Figure 2), and CT showed three demarcated lobes (Figure 3).