title: Endoscopic resection of an endobronchial hypernephroma metastasis using a polypectomy snare.
abstract: A 69 yr old male patient developed an acute respiratory distress. The emergency bronchoscopic examination showed a polypoid tumour obstructing the left main bronchus. A snare used for colorectal polypectomy was introduced through the bronchofibrescope to remove the tumour. The patient then dramatically improved. No side effects were observed. Histopathological examination showed metastasis from a hypernephroma. This simple technique is useful for bronchial deobstruction, when the tumour is accessible with a snare.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Internal Medicine, Civilian Hospital of Jumet, Belgium.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Themelin
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Duchatelet
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Boudaka
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lamy
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms; D008297:Male; D013525:Surgical Instruments