Patients who have aspiration pneumonitis often present with right lower lobe involvement more than left lower lobe involvement.Why does this occur?

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The right bronchus is wider than the left and angles at 20 to 30 degrees from the midline.Because of this angulation and the forces of gravity,the most common site of aspiration of foreign objects is through the right mainstem bronchus into the lower lobe of the right lung.

Patients Who Have Aspiration Pneumonitis Often Present with Right Lower