Riquet Marc
Service de Chirurgie Thoracique, Hopital Européen Georges Pompidou, 20, rue Leblanc, 75015 Paris, France.
Thorac Surg Clin. 2007 Nov;17(4):619-38, viii. doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2006.12.011.
Bronchial arteries and bronchial lymphatics participate directly in the normal and pathologic conditions of the lungs and are of more than academic interest. Bronchial arteries and bronchial lymphatics usually are discussed separately, but they are linked when considered anatomically or physiologically. This article describes these highly variable structures.