Therapeutic Management of Broncholithiasis
| Autor: | Gonzague Delepine, O. Toubas, F. Menivale, H. Vallerand, François Lebargy, Pierre José Guillou, Gaëtan Deslée |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
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Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine Thorax Surgical resection medicine.medical_specialty Bronchoscopy medicine Obstructive pneumonitis Aspergillosis Humans Tuberculosis Pulmonary Aged Bronchiectasis medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Respiratory disease Bronchial Diseases Bacterial Infections Middle Aged medicine.disease Surgery Female Radiology Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business |
| Zdroj: | The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 79:1774-1776 |
| ISSN: | 0003-4975 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2003.10.124 |
| Popis: | Broncholithiasis is characterized by calcified perihilar and mediastinal lymph nodes eroding into the tracheobronchial tree. We report herein 4 cases of symptomatic broncholithiasis managed by surgical resection in 2 cases and bronchoscopic removal in 2 cases. From our experience and from the literature review, bronchoscopic removal should be considered in cases of uncomplicated and loose broncholithiasis, whereas surgical management should be chosen first in complicated cases such as obstructive pneumonitis, bronchiectasis, massive hemoptysis, and bronchoesophageal fistulas. |
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