Bronchoscopic Management of Airway Obstruction in Pediatric Endobronchial Tuberculosis

The present report describes a case of severe airway obstruction caused by endobronchial tuberculosis in an 11-year-old girl who was successfully treated by bronchoscopic balloon dilation. This case illustrates the insidious presentation and the increasingly important role of bronchoscopic intervent...

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Main Authors: Jeff SW Wong, Calvin SH Ng, Tak Wai Lee, Anthony PC Yim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2006-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2006/278680
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description The present report describes a case of severe airway obstruction caused by endobronchial tuberculosis in an 11-year-old girl who was successfully treated by bronchoscopic balloon dilation. This case illustrates the insidious presentation and the increasingly important role of bronchoscopic intervention in the management of endobronchial tuberculosis. In addition, a brief literature review of the condition in the pediatric age group is included.
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spelling doaj-art-3dfd4ca13b1242e5b4cfc1b0ec5aa4c12025-08-20T03:55:40ZengWileyCanadian Respiratory Journal1198-22412006-01-0113421922110.1155/2006/278680Bronchoscopic Management of Airway Obstruction in Pediatric Endobronchial TuberculosisJeff SW Wong0Calvin SH Ng1Tak Wai Lee2Anthony PC Yim3Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, New Territories, Hong KongDivision of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, New Territories, Hong KongDivision of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, New Territories, Hong KongDivision of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, New Territories, Hong KongThe present report describes a case of severe airway obstruction caused by endobronchial tuberculosis in an 11-year-old girl who was successfully treated by bronchoscopic balloon dilation. This case illustrates the insidious presentation and the increasingly important role of bronchoscopic intervention in the management of endobronchial tuberculosis. In addition, a brief literature review of the condition in the pediatric age group is included.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2006/278680
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