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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| 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 |
| spellingShingle | Jeff SW Wong Calvin SH Ng Tak Wai Lee Anthony PC Yim Bronchoscopic Management of Airway Obstruction in Pediatric Endobronchial Tuberculosis Canadian Respiratory Journal |
| title | Bronchoscopic Management of Airway Obstruction in Pediatric Endobronchial Tuberculosis |
| title_full | Bronchoscopic Management of Airway Obstruction in Pediatric Endobronchial Tuberculosis |
| title_fullStr | Bronchoscopic Management of Airway Obstruction in Pediatric Endobronchial Tuberculosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bronchoscopic Management of Airway Obstruction in Pediatric Endobronchial Tuberculosis |
| title_short | Bronchoscopic Management of Airway Obstruction in Pediatric Endobronchial Tuberculosis |
| title_sort | bronchoscopic management of airway obstruction in pediatric endobronchial tuberculosis |
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