Resolution of severe bronchiectasis after removal of long-standing retained foreign body
| Autor: | Yasser Mansour, Raphael Beck, J. Danino, Lea Bentur |
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| Rok vydání: | 1998 |
| Předmět: |
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Bronchus medicine.medical_specialty Bronchiectasis Airway patency business.industry Respiratory disease Retained foreign body Bronchi medicine.disease Foreign Bodies Surgery Radiography Laser resection medicine.anatomical_structure Saccular bronchiectasis Child Preschool Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health medicine Humans Female Foreign body business |
| Zdroj: | Pediatric pulmonology. 25(2) |
| ISSN: | 8755-6863 |
| Popis: | Saccular bronchiectasis secondary to the presence of a long retained foreign body is considered irreversible and an indication for resection of the diseased segment or lobe. We describe a 3 1/2 year-old girl with a retained organic foreign body for 18 months, and who was treated conservatively after laser resection and extraction of the inflammatory mass from the bronchus intermedius followed by complete resolution of the bronchiectasis. We suggest that even severe bronchiectasis following prolonged retention of a foreign body may be reversible after removal of the obstruction and reestablishment of airway patency. |
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