title: [Inflammatory polyp: a rare benign endobronchial tumor].
abstract: We report a case of inflammatory polyp in a male patient, which was totally obstructing the left main bronchus but could be removed by simple endoscopic traction. The polyp was responsible for an absence of left lung ventilation which in turn produced by reflex an absence of left lung perfusion completely reversible after removal of the polyp. Inflammatory polyp is a rare benign tumour. Its physiopathology is controverted, but it seems to result from local irritation of the bronchial mucosa. Bronchial endoscopy is the essential examination which in most cases make it possible to diagnose and treat the tumour.
authors.affiliation: Service de Pneumologie, CHU Poitiers.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Caron
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dore
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Boita
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Colchen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Felgeres
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Babin
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Patte
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D006801:Humans; D007040:Hypoventilation / Q000209:etiology; D007249:Inflammation; D008297:Male; D011127:Polyps / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology
vernacular_title: Le polype inflammatoire: une tumeur endobronchique bénigne rare.