Congenital bronchial atresia is one of the rare bronchopulmonary anomalies which is thought to be caused by a vascular insult of uncertain timing during fefal development. It is defined as an anomaly which does not have communication between a segmental or lobar bronchus and the main airway. Because of the collateral ventilation, almost all of these cases show hyperlucency of the involved segment or lobe in chest roentgenogram. We report an extremely rare case of congenital bronchial atresia with collapse of the right upper lobe which was treated by surgical resection.
Bronchi ; Bronchial Diseases ; Thorax ; Ventilation

A prospective trial has based a combination of established technique. Such as conventional diagnostic procedures (endobronchial forcepsbiopsy, bronchial brushing) and transbronchial needle aspiration. These techniques result in an excellent diagnostic yield and safe. Study object 61 patients in clinic, x-ray age at diagnosis 32-75 years, (range 53,5 years) having bronchogenic carcinoma in suspection. All most of them were in brochoscopy and operation. 70,49% patients have mediastinal and hilar lympho node. There was no incidence and complication happened.
Lung Neoplasms ; Bronchial Diseases ; diagnosis

The morphological changes of the allergic immunological lesion is difficult to realize. In 1975, Gell and Coombs classified the allergic- immunological reactions into 4 types. The type I included the anti bodies causes sensitivity for tissues by binding with the mastocytes leading to release of the mediate chemicals. The reactions occurs early and severe which damages mainly the circulation system and organs with smooth muscles. The type II causes cellular toxic and cellulicidal. The type III causes the the tissue lesions due to the toxicity of the antigen antibody complex. The type IV includes the tuberculin reaction. The pneumobronchial allergic-immunological deases according to the classification of Gell and Coombs included the type I reactions: the pneumobronchial diseases with the antigen- antibody reactions (prophylatic, asthma, respiratory allergy: type IV; hypersensityvity occurs only within 24-72 hours after exposured with the antigen, not related with the antibody but related with the cell, found most frequent in the microbial,viral and parasitological infections and the dermatological reactions due to induction with the normal chemicals
Bronchial Hyperreactivity ; Hypersensitivity ; Immune System Diseases

From January 2002 to November 2003 in the Cardiovascular and Thoracic surgical department of Cho Ray hospital, 12 cases of bronchial rupture were operated. The causes of trauma were trafic accidents or working accidents. Male: 10 cases, female: 2 cases. Indications of thoracotomy were: persistence of massive pneumothorax, ineffective drainage, atelectasis, confirmation of bronchial lesions from flexible bronchoscopy before operation 10 cases, 2 other cases performed during operation (with different thoracotomy indications: massive hemopneumothorax: 1 case, large open thoracic wound because of falling: 1 case). Procedure: direct suture of bronchial rupture: 9 cases, main bronchus repair: 1 case, lobectomy: 2 cases. Complications were respiratory failure: 3 cases, pneumonia: 1 case. Death: 2 cases due to respiratory failure, pneumonia, empyema, septicemia
Rupture ; Emergencies ; Therapeutics ; Bronchial Diseases ; Wounds and Injuries

Study was carried out in 162 bronchial cancer patients (83 males, 75 females) in National Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases from November 1991 to October 1994. Paraneoplastic syndrome account for 51.8% including the symptoms of bone-articular and connective tissues, 43.6% hematology 22.8%, skin 6.8%, endocrino-metabolism 3.1% and kidney 0.6%. Paraneoplastic syndromes of bone-articular connective tissue, include pain manifestations of bones and joints, finger clubbed, symptoms of hematology: anemia, neutrophilia, eosiniphilia and polyplastocytosis; symptoms of skin: hypertrichosis, keratodermia, chloasma cutaneous dystrophy in two feet, vascularmotrice disturbance of inferior limbs; symptoms endocrino-metabolism: hyperuricemia, inaddition, there are some manifestations on kidney and chronical glomerulo-nephritis
Paraneoplastic Syndromes ; Bronchial Neoplasms ; Diseases ; diagnosis ; Therapeutics

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.
Bronchial Diseases ; Bronchoscopy ; Calculi ; Cryotherapy ; Freezing

Bronchial Diseases ; diagnosis ; Bronchial Neoplasms ; diagnosis ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Mucormycosis ; diagnosis

Aged ; Bronchial Arteries ; pathology ; Bronchial Diseases ; complications ; Female ; Fistula ; etiology ; pathology ; Humans ; Pulmonary Artery ; pathology

Bronchial Diseases ; diagnosis ; surgery ; Bronchoscopy ; Child ; Humans ; Tuberculosis ; diagnosis ; surgery

Actinomycosis is an infectious disease caused by certain Actinomyces species. Actinomyces are Gram-positive, non-spore forming organisms characterized by obligate or facultative anaerobic rods that normally inhabit anaerobic niches of the human oral cavity. Cervicofacial, abdominal, pelvic and thoracic infections of Actinomyces are not uncommon, but endobronchial actinomycosis is rarely reported. Endobronchial actinomycosis can be misdiagnosed as unresolving pneumonia, endobronchial lipoma or malignancies. Endobronchial actinomycosis should be included in the differential diagnosis of any endobronchial mass. We report a case of a 43-year-old man who presented with a productive cough and pulmonary consolidation at the right lower lobe on chest radiograph. Fiberoptic bronchoscopy revealed obstruction of the right superior segment of the lower bronchus with an exophytic endobronchial mass. Endobronchial actinomycosis was confirmed by demonstration of sulfur granules in the bronchoscopic biopsy of the mass. Intravenous administration of penicillin G followed by oral amoxacillin/clavulanic acid therapy for 3 months resulted in improving symptoms. Infiltrative consolidation on the chest X-ray was markedly decreased.
Actinomycosis/drug therapy ; Actinomycosis/diagnosis* ; Adult ; Bronchial Diseases/drug therapy ; Bronchial Diseases/diagnosis* ; Case Report ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Human ; Male