Table 4.
Mediastinal trajectory of the bronchial arteries in relation to the esophagus and main bronchus (n = 315).
Artery | Esophagus | Main bronchus | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Left | Right | p | Left | Right | p | |
LBA | 159 | 5 | 0.001 | 53 | 111 | 0.318 |
RBA | 66 | 85 | 41 | 110 | ||
Total | 225 | 90 | 94 | 221 |
RBA = right bronchial artery and LBA = left bronchial artery.