Successful bronchoscopic stenting for a 15 mm sized bronchial carcinoid tumour.
A patient with bronchial carcinoid tumour of the right lower lobe is presented. The tumour, although small in extent, and of benign nature, produced complete stenosis of the right lower bronchus, which had to be repaired by inserting an endobronchial stent.
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Clinic of Respiratory Diseases and Tuberculosis, Faculty Hospital, Brno, Czech Republic.
D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015607:Stents