Endoscopic treatment of a whistling middle-lobe bronchus.
A 32-year old man presented with dyspnea and a loud inspiratory wheeze. Examination revealed a nonfibrous, fissure-shaped entrance to the middle-lobe bronchus. The cause of this stenosis was unclear. Endoscopic treatment consisted of splitting the spur and resulted in complete disappearance of the wheeze.
D000328:Adult; D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012135:Respiratory Sounds / Q000209:etiology*