[Congenital bronchial atresia complicated with severe cough--a case report].
A 37-year-old woman presented severe cough for several years. Chest X-ray showed an abnormal shadow in the right upper lung field. That was absent but hyperlucent before onset. Chest CT scan revealed a mass shadow with mucoid impaction in the right S2. Thoracoscopic right upper lobectomy dramatically improved her complaints. Histological examination revealed the dilated bronchus containing mucoid impaction and confirmed a diagnosis of congenital bronchial atresia. It was suggested that organizing pneumonia resulting from repeated infection caused severe cough. Thoracoscopic surgery for congenital bronchial atresia should be recommended in young patients.
Uchida
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Second Department of Surgery, Yamagata University, School of Medicine, Japan.
Oizumi
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Fujishima
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Yuki
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Shimazaki
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D000328:Adult; D001980:Bronchi / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D003371:Cough / Q000209:etiology*; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013906:Thoracoscopy