title: Acute airway obstruction secondary to bilateral broncholithiasis.
abstract: We report a case of acute airway obstruction secondary to bilateral broncholiths. Successful management was achieved with rigid bronchoscopy.
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: N C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Hodgson
authors.forename: R I
authors.initials: RI
authors.lastname: Inculet
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020347:Lithiasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed