[Bronchial obturation by broncholiths as a cause of recurrent bronchopulmonary inflammatory processes and late recognition of the basic disease].
The authors have analyzed their experience in the diagnosis and treatment of 32 patients with broncholiths-induced obturation of the segmentary and lobar bronchi with subsequent prolonged recurring inflammatory, cirrhotic or suppurative bronchopulmonary processes farther to a site of bronchial obstruction. 37% of the patients only knew of primary tuberculosis. Chest pains were noted in 50%, hemoptysis in 40%. The rest of the symptoms were not characteristic. Therefore true diagnosis was established, as a rule, in a late period. Patients with broncholiths were treated for many years with the diagnosis of recurring pneumonia, cirrhotic or suppurative processes. Bronchoscopy is a method of choice because broncholiths can be found in a visible zone of the bronchial tree. The earlier bronchoscopy is performed, the easier and better can be the patients' cure.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D002137:Calculi / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010099:Oxyfedrine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000209:etiology*; D011427:Propiophenones / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012008:Recurrence; D014388:Tuberculosis, Lymph Node / Q000150:complications*; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications
D011427:Propiophenones; D010099:Oxyfedrine
Obturatsiia bronkhov bronkholitami kak prichina retsidiviruiushchikh bronkholegochnykh vospalitel'nykh protsessov i pozdnego raspoznavaniia osnovnogo zabolevaniia.