title: Bronchostenosis due to childhood tuberculosis and manifested as an asymptomatic mass.
abstract: We report a case of bronchostenosis manifested as an asymptomatic mass on preoperative chest roentgenogram. Bronchoscopic biopsy inadvertently led to drainage of the obstructed bronchus. The various pathogenic origins of bronchostenosis are discussed, with the most likely cause in this case being previous tuberculosis.
authors.affiliation: Physicians Research Network, Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, Memphis, Tenn 38104, USA.
authors.forename: G W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Waterer
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Wunderink
authors.forename: H T
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Winer-Muram
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications*