A Rare Cause of Solitary Pulmonary Nodule: Broncholithiasis: Case Report.
Broncholithiasis is defined as a condition in which calcified or ossified lesion is present within the bronchial lumen. The most common causes of broncholithiasis are tuberculosis or fungal infections. A 60 year-old male patient with solitary pulmonary nodule and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseas...
| Published in: | Turkiye Klinikleri Archives of Lung Vol. 14; no. 2; pp. 79 - 83 |
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , |
| Format: | case study diagnostic images Journal Article |
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Turkiye Klinikleri
2013
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| Summary: | Broncholithiasis is defined as a condition in which calcified or ossified lesion is present within the bronchial lumen. The most common causes of broncholithiasis are tuberculosis or fungal infections. A 60 year-old male patient with solitary pulmonary nodule and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease was admitted to our clinic due to dyspnea and non-productive cough complaints. Here we report this case because of a very rare lesion broncholith was found in tracheobronchial tree and removed with forceps using flexible bronchoscopy without any complication. Bronkolitiyazis bronşiyal lümen içinde kalsifiye ya da kemiksi lezyonun görülmesine neden olan bir durum olarak tanımlanır. En sık neden tüberküloz ya da fungal enfeksiyonlardır. Soliter pulmoner nodül ve kronik obstrüktif akciğer hastalığı tanıları olan 60 yaşında erkek hasta kliniği mize kuru öksürük ve nefes darlığı şikayetleri ile başvurdu. Bu olguyu nadir bir lezyon olan bronkolitin trakeobronşiyal ağaçta bulunması ve fleksibl bronkoskopi aracılığıyla forseps kullanılarak komplikasyonsuz çıkartılması nedeniyle sunuyoruz. |
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