[The clinical significance of abnormalities of bronchial anatomy (author's transl)].

Abnormalities of the bronchi were found in 0.7-1.4% in patients examined by bronchoscopy or thoracotomy. In most cases there are no clinical symptoms. Anatomical abnormalities of the bronchi are the favoured localization for deformities, chronic inflammations and bronchial neoplasms. The altered topography must be considered if surgery is necessary. Case studies of 12 patients, 1 with bronchus trachealis, 7 with deformities of the lobus superior and 4 of the lobus inferior were analyzed and selected cases are described.