Endoscopic Management of Obstruction due to an Acquired Bronchial Web
Bronchial webs are thin, membrane-like diaphragms that may obstruct the airway. Several congenital cases have been reported. Though rare, the true incidence of these lesions is probably underestimated because many of them are unrecognized. The case of a 71-year-old woman with an acquired bronchial w...
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| author | Kevin L Kovitz Mahtab B Foroozesh Jose M Goyos Edmundo R Rubio |
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| description | Bronchial webs are thin, membrane-like diaphragms that may obstruct the airway. Several congenital cases have been reported. Though rare, the true incidence of these lesions is probably underestimated because many of them are unrecognized. The case of a 71-year-old woman with an acquired bronchial web causing right main stem bronchus obstruction that went unrecognized for 47 years post-trauma is reported. The lesion was successfully treated using rigid bronchoscopy with laser therapy, balloon dilation and stent placement. This is the first reported case of an acquired bronchial web formation. It is also the first reported case that was successfully treated with this technique. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a36c1bc734814a71a19a9ddaec2f2d152025-02-03T06:43:47ZengWileyCanadian Respiratory Journal1198-22412002-01-019318919210.1155/2002/653423Endoscopic Management of Obstruction due to an Acquired Bronchial WebKevin L Kovitz0Mahtab B Foroozesh1Jose M Goyos2Edmundo R Rubio3Section of Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care and Environmental Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USASection of Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care and Environmental Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USASection of Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care and Environmental Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USADepartment of Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USABronchial webs are thin, membrane-like diaphragms that may obstruct the airway. Several congenital cases have been reported. Though rare, the true incidence of these lesions is probably underestimated because many of them are unrecognized. The case of a 71-year-old woman with an acquired bronchial web causing right main stem bronchus obstruction that went unrecognized for 47 years post-trauma is reported. The lesion was successfully treated using rigid bronchoscopy with laser therapy, balloon dilation and stent placement. This is the first reported case of an acquired bronchial web formation. It is also the first reported case that was successfully treated with this technique.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2002/653423 |
| spellingShingle | Kevin L Kovitz Mahtab B Foroozesh Jose M Goyos Edmundo R Rubio Endoscopic Management of Obstruction due to an Acquired Bronchial Web Canadian Respiratory Journal |
| title | Endoscopic Management of Obstruction due to an Acquired Bronchial Web |
| title_full | Endoscopic Management of Obstruction due to an Acquired Bronchial Web |
| title_fullStr | Endoscopic Management of Obstruction due to an Acquired Bronchial Web |
| title_full_unstemmed | Endoscopic Management of Obstruction due to an Acquired Bronchial Web |
| title_short | Endoscopic Management of Obstruction due to an Acquired Bronchial Web |
| title_sort | endoscopic management of obstruction due to an acquired bronchial web |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2002/653423 |
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