KMID : 0383820120730050282
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Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2012 Volume.73 No. 5 p.282 ~ p.287
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A Promising Treatment for Broncholith Removal Using Cryotherapy during Flexible Bronchosopy: Two Case Reports
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Lee Jong-Hwan
Ahn Joong-Hyun Shin Ah-Young Kim Sung-Jin Kim Sung-Jun Cho Gu-Min Oh Hyun-Jin Kim In-Ho Kim Ju-Sang
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Abstract
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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 cryoprobe, we could extract the fixed broncholith safely. This method is promising as a way to remove broncholith in the future.
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KEYWORD
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Bronchial Diseases, Calculi, Cryotherapy, Bronchoscopy
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