Cryotherapy: A viable tool to remove broncholiths under flexible bronchoscopy
| Autor: | Sabrina Campbell, Deepa Lala, Edmundo Rubio |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Broncholithiais business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Cryotherapy Case Report General Medicine General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology Surgery 03 medical and health sciences Chronic cough 0302 clinical medicine 030228 respiratory system Medicine public health medicine Lithoptysis 030212 general & internal medicine medicine.symptom business Flexible bronchoscopy Broncholith |
| Zdroj: | BioMedicine |
| ISSN: | 2211-8039 2211-8020 |
| Popis: | Broncholithiasis is the presence of calcific material within the tracheobronchial tree. Asymptomatic patients can be managed with observation only, whereas symptomatic disease requires surgery, rigid or flexible bronchoscopic removal. Recent reports have shown that flexible bronchoscopy can be a safe and effective option for removal of loose in addition to partially imbedded broncholiths. We present a case of a 65-yearold man with chronic cough that underwent successful cryotherapy assisted bronchoscopic removal of an imbedded broncholith. We will also review current literature regarding the management broncholithiasis. |
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