Morphological variations of fissures and lobes of the lung: A cadaveric study

Dr.I.Gowri; Dr.T.Sumalatha; Dr.Vijayasree; Dr.Amera; Dr.Divya

Volume : VI, Issue : X, October - 2016

Morphological variations of fissures and lobes of the lung: A cadaveric study

Dr. I. Gowri, Dr. T. Sumalatha, Dr. Vijayasree, Dr. Amera, Dr. Divya

Abstract :

Lung is a vital organ of respiration and is divided by fissures into lobes thereby facilitating movements of lobes in relation to one another. The fissures may be complete, incomplete or absent. Anatomical knowledge of variations of lobes of lung is important for accurate identification of oncho–pulmonary segments during lobectomies, surgical resection of individual segments of lungs. The precise anatomical knowledge of these variations is mandatory for proper radiological interpretation on X rays and CT scans. The present study is conducted on 60 lungs obtained from formalin fixed cadavers in our department of Anatomy. The variations in lobes and fissures and hilar structures were studied in each of the lung and incidence of anomalies noted.