Endoscopic removal of a right lower lobe bronchial lipoma in a high-risk patient: a case report.
Endobronchial lipomas are rare benign tumours that cause bronchial obstruction, leading to extensive distal parenchymal damage. This report describes the endoscopic removal of a right main bronchus lipoma with a rigid endoscope and snare technique in a high-risk patient. The patient was successfully treated without complication. Endoscopic reaction is the preferred therapeutic approach for this subgroup of patients.
Poirier
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Department of Surgery (Thoracic Surgery Division, Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital, University of Montreal, Que.
Perrault
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Beauchamp
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Filion
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D000368:Aged; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D012306:Risk; D012907:Smoking; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed