A Promising Treatment for Broncholith Removal Using Cryotherapy during Flexible Bronchosopy: Two Case Reports.
10.4046/trd.2012.73.5.282
- Author:
Jong Hwan LEE
1
;
Joong Hyun AHN
;
Ah Young SHIN
;
Sung Jin KIM
;
Sung Jun KIM
;
Gu Min CHO
;
Hyun Jin OH
;
In Ho KIM
;
Ju Sang KIM
Author Information
1. Division of Pulmonology, Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Incheon, Korea. kimjusang@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Bronchial Diseases;
Calculi;
Cryotherapy;
Bronchoscopy
- MeSH:
Bronchial Diseases;
Bronchoscopy;
Calculi;
Cryotherapy;
Freezing
- From:Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
2012;73(5):282-287
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Broncholiths are defined as calcified materials that occur in a tracheobronchial tree or in a cavity communicating with that. Broncholith has variable clinical features. The therapeutic options to remove broncholiths are so variable that clinicians need to select the most safe and effective methods by mass size, mobility, and location. As yet, there is no consistent guideline removing a broncholith. We report 2 successful cases of removing a fixed broncholith by flexible bronchoscopy guided cryoadhesion. With repeated technique of thawing and freezing with ryoprobe, we could extract the fixed broncholith safely. This method is promising as a way to remove broncholith in the future.
