Bronchoscopic management of benign bronchial stenosis by electrocautery and balloon dilatation.
Benign bronchial stenosis is managed by surgical or bronchoscopic methods. Although surgical approach is definitive, it is technically demanding and is costlier than bronchoscopic treatment. Here, we report the case of a 27-year-old female patient with symptomatic benign bronchial stenosis of the left main bronchus. The stenosis was dilated successfully through a fibreoptic bronchoscope by electrocautery followed by balloon bronchoplasty and application of mitomycin-C. On follow up, there was no evidence of re-stenosis.
Department of Respiratory Medicine and Critical Care, Jaipur Golden Hospital, New Delhi, India.
M
M
Garg
Pratibha
P
Gogia
P
P
Manoria
R
R
Goyal
D000328:Adult; D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D002404:Catheterization; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D004564:Electrocoagulation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016685:Mitomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019384:Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use
D019384:Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors; D016685:Mitomycin