Endobronchial hamartoma removed by rigid bronchoscope.
An endobronchial hamartoma of the right lower lobe was discovered in a 60 yr old female patient. She had been diagnosed and treated for chronic intractable bronchial asthma for more than 10 yrs. The endobronchial hamartoma was successfully removed with a rigid bronchoscope.
Dept of Chest Diseases, University of Hacettepe, School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
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Sahin
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Aydiner
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Kalyoncu
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Tokgozoglu
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Baris
D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D005260:Female; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged