title: Endoscopic removal of a right lower lobe bronchial lipoma in a high-risk patient: a case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery (Thoracic Surgery Division, Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital, University of Montreal, Que.
authors.forename: N C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Poirier
authors.forename: L P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Perrault
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Beauchamp
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Filion
mesh_terms: 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