title: How a bronchoscopy avoided a pediatric pneumonectomy!
abstract: Primary Lung pathology without any intraluminal lesion needs extensive lung resections but It is always necessary to rule out any intraluminal pathology before submitting the patient to a Pneumonectomy. The case described illustrates how a last minute, on the table Exploratory Bronchoscopy revealed a Broncholith which avoided an extensive surgery thus reducing the morbidity.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of ENT & Head-Neck Surgery, K.E.M. Hospital and Seth G.S. Medical College, 5, Krishna Bhawan, 7th, Cross Road, 400012 Mumbai, India.
authors.forename: Kishor B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Sandu
authors.forename: Harpreet S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Dhawan
keywords: Broncholith; Bronchoscopy; Pneumonectomy