Abnormal branching of the pulmonary artery is often encountered in anatomical lung resection, which can potentially result in accidental vessel injury with life-threatening bleeding or extra lung resection. The mediastinal basal pulmonary artery (Arteria Praebronchialis, AP) is a very rare but potentially critical variant.
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