Bilateral partial bronchial obstruction due to broncholithiasis treated with laser therapy.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
The previously recognized modes of therapy for symptomatic broncholithiasis are broncholithectomy via surgery or bronchoscopy. A 46-year-old woman with bilateral partial bronchial obstruction was treated with Nd-YAG laser with complete resolution of symptoms and of airway obstruction.
Medical subject headings
- Airway Obstruction
- Bronchial Diseases
- Calculi
- Lithotripsy, Laser