Inflammatory endobronchial stenosis.
We encountered a 71-year-old woman with inoperable bronchial stenosis of the right main bronchus, which was caused by inflammatory granulation infected with Pseudomonas aeruginosa in posttuberculous bronchiectasis. Two months after placement of self-expanding nitinol stents, fiberoptic bronchoscopic examination to investigate hemosputum revealed endobronchial granuloma formation. Endobronchial granulation has disappeared with long-term oral administration of tranilast.
Department of Thoracic Surgery Kyoto Hakuaikai Hospital, Japan. kazuhiro@kuhp.kyoto.u-ac.jp
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Yanagihara
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Matsuoka
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Hanaoka
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Toda
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D000284:Administration, Oral; D000368:Aged; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006104:Granuloma, Plasma Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa; D015607:Stents; D062367:ortho-Aminobenzoates / Q000008:administration & dosage
D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D062367:ortho-Aminobenzoates; C012293:tranilast